Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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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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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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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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