A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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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Man is the religious animal.
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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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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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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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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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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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