I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
GEORGE WASHINGTONReal men despise battle, but will never run from it.
More George Washington Quotes
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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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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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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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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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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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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