Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
GEORGE WASHINGTONReal men despise battle, but will never run from it.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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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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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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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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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government.
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