I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some…

Quote by George Washington

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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.

Why should I expect to be exempt from censure; the unfailing lot of an elevated...

Why should I expect to be exempt from censure; the unfailing lot of an elevated...

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with...

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with...

Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that...

Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that...

Avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, we should remember also that timely disbursements to...

Avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, we should remember also that timely disbursements to...

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,...

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,...

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...

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the...

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the...

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...

I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely...

I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely...

It is the peculiar boast of our country, that her happiness is alone dependent on...

It is the peculiar boast of our country, that her happiness is alone dependent on...

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

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...

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks...

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks...

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us...

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us...

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it -...

When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it -...

Our difficulties of the moment must always be dealt with somehow, but our permanent difficulties...

Our difficulties of the moment must always be dealt with somehow, but our permanent difficulties...

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.