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.
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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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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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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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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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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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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