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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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It is impossible to reason without arriving at a Supreme Being. George Washington
Impossible Supreme Supreme Being Without Arriving Being Reason
The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. George Washington
War Constitution Power Congress Shall Importance Until Undertaken Subject Offensive Authorized Expedition After Declaring Measure Therefore
I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution. George Washington
Myself Spiritual You Tyranny Every Would Would-Be Religious More Horrors No-One Beg Persecution Effectual Than Establish Against Persuaded Barriers Zealous Species
Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe. George Washington
Day Will Example States Some Following America Europe United United States United States Of America
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. George Washington
Liberty Power Ruins Easily Arbitrary Arbitrary Power Abuse Most Established
It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it. George Washington
Government Property Protection Citizen Free Owes Down Every Defense Our System Free Government Only Proportion Primary His Personal May Laid Who Even Services Basis Position
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends. George Washington
Man Words World Every Slender Criterion Must Attachment True Friends Acquaintance Convince Actions Every Man
Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved. George Washington
Lost Worst Worst Kind Kind Bad Seed Only Robbery Passes Your Preparations Season Away Suffers
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 Plant Slow Entitled Before Must Slow Growth Undergo Withstand Shocks Growth
Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another. George Washington
Service Army Discipline Nothing Neglect Hurtful Superiority More Gives Over Another Than Numbers
My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein. George Washington
Three Duty Worse Adequate Scarcely More Observation Employed Executed Discharge Person Done Whenever Persons Therein Found Two
Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it. George Washington
Will First Wish Distinguished Rigor Some Operate Force Greater Conduct Than Therefore
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it - but there is only one proper and effectual mode by which it can be accomplished, and that is by Legislative authority: and this, as far as my suffrage will go, shall never be wanting. George Washington
Man Will Living Say See Abolition Proper Adopted More Only Shall Never Sincerely Wishes Go Accomplished Effectual Mode Than Authority Legislative As Far As Wanting Which Plan Far Who Suffrage
There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard. George Washington
Experience Pride Illusion Nation Ought Must Favors Calculate Discard Greater Real Error Cure Expect Than Just Which
Being no bigot myself to any mode of worship, I am disposed to endulge the professors of Christianity in the church, that road to heaven which to them shall seem the most direct plainest easiest and least liable to exception. George Washington
Myself Church Christianity Liable Worship Easiest Direct Seem Shall Exception Road Most Am Least Mode Any Heaven Being Which Them Bigot Professors
I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent. George Washington
Walk Drawn Scarcely Part Conduct Precedent Any May Which Ground Hereafter
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
Me You Political Path Will Direction Observe True Piety Am Permit Little Plain Require Persuaded
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