If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThere is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
More George Washington Quotes
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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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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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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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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 experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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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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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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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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