I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
GEORGE WASHINGTONSystem to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
More George Washington Quotes
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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