Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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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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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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