Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
GEORGE WASHINGTONReligion is a byproduct of fear.
More George Washington Quotes
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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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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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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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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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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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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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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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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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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