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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONDiscipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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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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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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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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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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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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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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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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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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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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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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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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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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