110 result(s) for George Washington Quotes.
"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains taken to bring it to light."
"If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence — it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
"Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do—then do it with all your strength."
"The best and only safe road to honor, glory, and true dignity is justice."
"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder."
"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation."
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"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not."
"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair."
"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth."
"True friendship is a plant of slow growth."
"Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person's own mind than on the externals in the world."
"Truth will ultimately prevail where there are pains taken to bring it to light."
"Observe good faith and justice towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all."
"Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse."
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."
"The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure."
"Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire—conscience."
"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor."
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel."
"Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do - then do it with all your strength."
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"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well tried before you give them your confidence."
"Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all."
"The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon."
"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your reputation."
"One man with courage is a majority."
"The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves."
"A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty is more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?"
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation."
"It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones."
"Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness."
"Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble."
"My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."
"Observe good faith and justice towards all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all."
"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
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"The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations and Religions; whom we shall welcome to a participation of all our rights and privileges."
"Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone."
"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."
"My policy has been, and will continue to be, while I have the honor to remain in the administration of the government, to be upon friendly terms with, but independent of, all the nations of the earth."
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
"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."
"Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience."
"In politics as in philosophy, my tenets are few and simple."
"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."
"True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."
"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The event is in the hand of God."
"99% of failures come from people who make excuses."
"Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence."
"The best and noblest gifts of humanity cannot be the monopoly of a particular race or country."
"I cannot tell a lie, I did cut down the cherry tree."
"The nation which indulges towards another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave."
"Do not let anyone mislead you; the future depends on what we do in the present."
"An army of deer led by a lion is more to be feared than an army of lions led by a deer."
"It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible."
"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost."
"We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from bad judgment of the past."
"The truth will ultimately prevail where pains is taken to bring it to light."
"It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority."
"A good conscience is a soft pillow."
"To be for union is to be for peace; to be for union is to be for liberty."
"I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world."
"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God."
"The future Washington is on the other side of this man’s vote."
"In politics as in philosophy, my tenet is: that, for every human problem, there is a solution that is neat, simple, and wrong."
"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."
"Happiness depends upon ourselves."
"A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government."
"Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics."
"The future of this nation is not a gift, it is a responsibility."
"Be courteous to all but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
"It is better to be alone than in bad company."
"A few occasional comments on the need for moral and virtuous living are necessary for a good government."
"Real men despise battle, but will never run from it."
"The nation which indulges towards another nation an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness is in some degree a slave."
"The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly regarded as deeply, and finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people."
"Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct."
"We must take human nature as we find it, perfection falls not to the share of mortals."
"A good moral character is not a mere passive condition; it’s rather an active endeavor to practice morals."
"Even in the darkest times there is a light of hope."
"The name of honor more than merits a monument."
"There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet an enemy."
"To encourage literature and the arts is a great measure towards promoting national happiness."
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
"Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages."
"The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph."
"Discipline is the soul of an army."
"I cannot tell a lie."
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."
"It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible."
"The foundation of a nation’s morality must be laid in private families."
"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a thing of powerful strength."
"A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master."
"I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent."
"To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be a little in love with yourself."
"The future of this nation is in the hands of the people."
"There is nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it."
"In the end, we should seek not the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer."
"We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors."
"Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country."
"The great object of my fear is, that I may be mistaken for an honest man."
"Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."
"The people of the United States are the happiest in the world."
"If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
"A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones."
"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."
"The Bibles are the best of books, for it is the word of God and teaches us to live our lives according to the wise principles of the Creator."
"I was born a Briton, and I die a Briton, but I love my country."
"Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none."
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