I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
GEORGE WASHINGTONWe began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
More George Washington Quotes
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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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Man is the religious animal.
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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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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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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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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