Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
More George Washington Quotes
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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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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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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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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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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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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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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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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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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