There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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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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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.
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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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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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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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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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