We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors and for the purpose of profiting by dear bought experience

Quote by George Washington

Topics: Past Quotes

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian...

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may...

I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system,...

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system,...

The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy...

The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy...

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his...

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to...

In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to...

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason...

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason...

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

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

I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of...

I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of...