Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
GEORGE WASHINGTONTo the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
More George Washington Quotes
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Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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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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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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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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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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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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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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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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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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