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 WASHINGTONHappiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
More George Washington Quotes
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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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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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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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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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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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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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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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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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