Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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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Man is the religious animal.
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Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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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 small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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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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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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 rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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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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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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