The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
GEORGE WASHINGTONA man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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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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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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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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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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