The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
GEORGE WASHINGTONA sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
More George Washington Quotes
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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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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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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Man is the religious animal.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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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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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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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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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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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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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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