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Quotes By — George Washington

A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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Freedom and Property Rights are inseparable. You can't have one without the other.
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A good moral character is the first essential. It is highly important not only to be learned but to be virtuous.
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A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
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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 was no party man myself, and the first wish of my heart was, if parties did exist, to reconcile them.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few.
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In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.
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It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.
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The views of men can only be known, or guessed at, by their words or actions.
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Peace with all the world is my sincere wish. I am sure it is our true policy, and am persuaded it is the ardent desire of the government.
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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite.
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Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men any more than fine feathers make fine birds.
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Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy, and profitable.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth.
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The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy.
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It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe without the agency of a Supreme Being.
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Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise.
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Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho' they differ in shape.
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A people... who are possessed of the spirit of commerce, who see and who will pursue their advantages may achieve almost anything.
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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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It's wonderful what we can do if we're always doing.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
George Washington
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I was summoned by my Country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love.
George Washington
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To please everybody is impossible; were I to undertake it, I should probably please nobody.
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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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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit.
George Washington
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It is an old adage that honesty is the best policy-this applies to public as well as private life-to States as well as individuals.
George Washington
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I am just going. Have me decently buried; and do not let my body be put into the Vault in less than three days after I am dead.... Tis well.
George Washington
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There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.
George Washington
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I am persuaded, you will permit me to observe, that the path of true piety is so plain as to require but little political direction.
George Washington
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Smaller societies must prepare the way for greater.
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Honesty will be found on every experiment, to be the best and only true policy; let us then as a Nation be just.
George Washington
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They will avoid ... those Overgrown Military establishements which ... are ... particularly hostile to Republican liberty.
George Washington
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In the composition of the human frame there is a good deal of inflammable matter, however dormant it may lie for a time.
George Washington
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... the benefit arising from moderate use of strong Liquor have been experienced in all Armies, and are not to be disputed.
George Washington
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When in company, put not your hands to any part of the body, not usually discovered.
George Washington
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I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers.
George Washington
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There is a Destiny which has the control of our actions, not to be resisted by the strongest efforts of Human Nature.
George Washington
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In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars.
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Quotes By — George Washington

A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.

We must consult our means rather than our wishes.

Freedom and Property Rights are inseparable. You can't have one without the other.

A good moral character is the first essential. It is highly important not only to be learned but to be virtuous.

A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.

There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.

I was no party man myself, and the first wish of my heart was, if parties did exist, to reconcile them.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.

The views of men can only be known, or guessed at, by their words or actions.

Peace with all the world is my sincere wish. I am sure it is our true policy, and am persuaded it is the ardent desire of the government.

The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite.

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.

Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men any more than fine feathers make fine birds.

Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy, and profitable.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth.

The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy.

It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe without the agency of a Supreme Being.

Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise.

Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho' they differ in shape.

A people... who are possessed of the spirit of commerce, who see and who will pursue their advantages may achieve almost anything.

To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.

It's wonderful what we can do if we're always doing.

I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.

I was summoned by my Country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love.

To please everybody is impossible; were I to undertake it, I should probably please nobody.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.

Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.

As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit.

It is an old adage that honesty is the best policy-this applies to public as well as private life-to States as well as individuals.

I am just going. Have me decently buried; and do not let my body be put into the Vault in less than three days after I am dead.... Tis well.

There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.

I am persuaded, you will permit me to observe, that the path of true piety is so plain as to require but little political direction.

Smaller societies must prepare the way for greater.

Honesty will be found on every experiment, to be the best and only true policy; let us then as a Nation be just.

They will avoid ... those Overgrown Military establishements which ... are ... particularly hostile to Republican liberty.

In the composition of the human frame there is a good deal of inflammable matter, however dormant it may lie for a time.

... the benefit arising from moderate use of strong Liquor have been experienced in all Armies, and are not to be disputed.

When in company, put not your hands to any part of the body, not usually discovered.

I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers.

There is a Destiny which has the control of our actions, not to be resisted by the strongest efforts of Human Nature.

In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars.

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