Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
GEORGE WASHINGTONWe must consult our means rather than our wishes.
More George Washington Quotes
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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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