Influence is no Government

Quote by George Washington

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There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from...

There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from...

I conceive that a knowledge of books is the basis on which all other knowledge...

I conceive that a knowledge of books is the basis on which all other knowledge...

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a...

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a...

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 Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that action, not words, are...

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that action, not words, are...

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.

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

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...

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...

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...

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be...

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be...