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…

Quote by George Washington

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Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my...

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my...

The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of...

The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of...

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...

(Liberty) is indeed little less than a name, where the Government is too feeble to...

(Liberty) is indeed little less than a name, where the Government is too feeble to...

George washington said We would have a black president when pigs fly!... well, swine flu.

George washington said We would have a black president when pigs fly!... well, swine flu.

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...

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...

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered...

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered...

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Influence is no Government

Influence is no Government

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,...

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...

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

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

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one...

It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one...

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...

But the greater, far the greater number of those who rave and rail (against the...

But the greater, far the greater number of those who rave and rail (against the...

I think the government ought to stay out of the religious business.

I think the government ought to stay out of the religious business.

The four pillars of government . . . (which are religion, justice, counsel, and treasure).

The four pillars of government . . . (which are religion, justice, counsel, and treasure).