The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
GEORGE WASHINGTONWorry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
More George Washington Quotes
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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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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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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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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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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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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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Man is the religious animal.
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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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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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