The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
GEORGE WASHINGTONTo encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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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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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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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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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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Man is the religious animal.
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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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