Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
GEORGE WASHINGTONMy mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
More George Washington Quotes
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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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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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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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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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