The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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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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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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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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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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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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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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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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