175 Total Quotes
George Washington Quotes
When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us through the Revolution, in preparing us for the reception of a general government, and in conciliating the good will of the People of America towards one
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by an ass
Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.
Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe
While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the rights of conscience in others, ever considering that God alone is the judge of the hearts of men, and to Him only in this case they are answerable
In the Enlightened Age and in this Land of equal Liberty it is our boast, that a man's religious tenets will not forfeit the protection of the Laws, nor deprive him of the right of attaining and holding the highest Offices that are known in the Unite
When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war; for sure I am, if this country is preserved in tranquillity twenty years longer, it may bid defiance, in a just cause, to any power
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends
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.
Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle
I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.
War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.
It is only after time has been given for a cool and deliberate reflection that the real voice of the people can be known
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.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
Experience has taught us that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures the best calculated for their own good without the intervention of a coercive power
[W]e ought to deprecate the hazard attending ardent and susceptible minds, from being too strongly, and too early prepossessed in favor of other political systems, before they are capable of appreciating their own.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.