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George Washington
George Washington
American President
Born: Feb 22, 1732
Died: Dec 14, 1799
Better Every Liberty Man Will You
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. George Washington
Patriotism Guard Pretended Against
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. George Washington
Faith Good History Justice Peace Harmony All Nations Observe Toward Cultivate Nations Good Faith
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. George Washington
Freedom Freedom Of Speech Sheep Silent Taken Like Dumb Led May Then Away Slaughter Speech
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. George Washington
Liberty Plant Rapid Rapid Growth Take Begins Root Growth
Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light. George Washington
Truth Prevail Light Will Ultimately Where Pains Bring
The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it. George Washington
Character Cursing Practice Sense Wicked Every Despises Foolish Person Vice Mean Low Swearing Profane
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. George Washington
Alone Good You Quality Better Men Own Reputation Bad Good Quality Than Esteem Your Company Associate
It is better to be alone than in bad company. George Washington
Alone Better Bad Than Company
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. George Washington
Happiness Duty Moral Moral Duty Connected
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation. George Washington
Friendship Adversity True Friendship Plant Slow Entitled Before Must Slow Growth True Undergo Withstand Shocks Growth
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. George Washington
Prevail Religion Experience National Religious Morality Both Maintained Exclusion Indulge Supposition Forbid Principle Without Caution Expect Us Reason Let Us
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. George Washington
Natural Revenge Party Despotism Spirit Horrid More Faction Sharpened Countries Leads Over Most Alternate Another Permanent Itself Domination Frightful Different Different Ages Formal Which Length Ages
The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. George Washington
Time Men Free Must Determine Free Men Hand American Whether Which Near Slaves
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. George Washington
Better Bad No Excuse Bad One Excuse Offer Than
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. George Washington
Friendship You Confidence Before Few Intimate Those Tried Give Well Courteous Them Your
The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. George Washington
Government People Political Our System Constitutions Alter Make Political System Right Basis
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. George Washington
Hope Character Man Honest Man Enough Consider Virtue Possess Shall Enviable Firmness Maintain Most Titles Honest
There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. George Washington
Happiness Knowledge Science Better Country Nothing Every Promotion Surest Than Literature Patronage Which Public Your Deserve Basis
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession. George Washington
Experience Enemy Easier Possession Posting Prevent Got Than After Them Themselves Us Much Teaches
It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it. George Washington
Jealousy Man Natural Liberty Will Unjust He Abuse Supposition Unwise His May Deprive Found
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse. George Washington
Heart Everyone Distress Give Purse Proportion Feel Hand Afflictions Your
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God. George Washington
God Wise Rest Repair Hands Which Us Standard Let Us Raise Honest
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. George Washington
War Peace Prosperity Our Secure Secure Peace Must Able Rising Powerful Most Most Powerful Instruments Known Insult Ready Repel Times Avoid Desire
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. George Washington
Success Soul Army Discipline Weak Small Makes Esteem Formidable Numbers
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. George Washington
Experience Past Back Unless Purpose Bought Look Dearly Errors Should Useful Derive Lessons
Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty. George Washington
Government Liberty Military Hostile Over Particularly Any Establishments Form Regarded Republican Grown
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