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George Washington Quotes
- The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. ― George Washington
- The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon. ― George Washington
- 99% of failures come from people who make excuses. ― George Washington
- My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. ― George Washington
- The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. ― George Washington
- Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals. ― George Washington
- I have always considered marriage as the most interesting event of one’s life, the foundation of happiness or misery. ― George Washington
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
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. ― George Washington
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. ― George Washington
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. ― George Washington
It is better to be alone than in bad company. ― George Washington
If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. ― George Washington
Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a Freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth. ― George Washington
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. ― George Washington
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble. ― George Washington
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
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
Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light. ― George Washington
Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. ― George Washington
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. ― George Washington
But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with. ― George Washington
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. ― George Washington
The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved. ― George Washington
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 more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country? ― George Washington
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
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
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
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation. ― George Washington
The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so meanand low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it. ― George Washington
Real men despise battle, but will never run from it. ― George Washington
A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies. ― George Washington
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
I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. ― George Washington
In politics as in philosophy, my tenets are few and simple. The leading one of which, and indeed that which embraces most others, is to be honest and just ourselves and to exact it from others, meddling as little as possible in their affairs where our own are not involved. If this maxim was generally adopted, wars would cease and our swords would soon be converted into reap hooks and our harvests be more peaceful, abundant, and happy. ― George Washington
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
It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. ― George Washington
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. ― George Washington
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
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse. ― George Washington
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. ― George Washington
However, [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion. ― George Washington
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
Someday, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe. ― George Washington
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience. ― George Washington
Religion is as necessary to reason as reason is to religion. The one cannot exist without the other. A reasoning being would lose his reason, in attempting to account for the great phenomena of nature, had he not a Supreme Being to refer to; and well has it been said, that if there had been no God, mankind would have been obliged to imagine one. ― George Washington
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages. ― George Washington
It will be found unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it. ― George Washington
Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy. ― George Washington
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. ― George Washington
Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company. ― George Washington
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. ― George Washington
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder. ― George Washington
War – An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will. ― George Washington
A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool. ― George Washington
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
I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees! ― George Washington
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
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
The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. ― George Washington
If to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterwards defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God. ― George Washington
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 Washington
Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment. ― George Washington
Let your conversation be without malice or envy, for it is a sign of a tractable and commendable nature; and in all cases of passion admit reason to govern. ― George Washington
The tumultuous populace of large cities are ever to be dreaded. Their indiscriminate violence prostrates for the time all public authority, and its consequences are sometimes extensive and terrible. ― George Washington
It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not only affect himself, his country, and his immediate posterity; but that its influence may be co-extensive with the world, and stamp political happiness or misery on ages yet unborn. ― George Washington
The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations. ― George Washington
I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward. ― George Washington
The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of free government be exemplified by all the attributes which can win the affections of its citizens, and command the respect of the world. ― George Washington
The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people. ― George Washington
He was commander-in-chief of the continental army during the American Revolution.
He led U.S. to victory in the decisive land battle of the American Revolutionary War.
He didn’t seize power due to his commitment to American Republicanism.
He became the first president of the united states in 1789.
He established many forms in government that survive till today.
He suppressed the whiskey rebellion.
Through jay’s treaty, he built a strong relationship with Britain.
He issued the proclamation of neutrality to protect U.S. from war in Europe.
He established the united states navy.
His farewell address is one of the most important documents in American history.
