I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
More George Washington Quotes
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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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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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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Man is the religious animal.
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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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