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

Quote by George Washington

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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...

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...

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...

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right...

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right...

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

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

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...

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is...

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is...

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand...

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand...

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...

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves...

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves...

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...

I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without...

I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without...

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...

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

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...

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

Everything we enjoy in society is a direct result of the accumulated learning derived from...

Everything we enjoy in society is a direct result of the accumulated learning derived from...

If knowledge is power, clandestine knowledge is power squared; it can be withheld, exchanged, and...

If knowledge is power, clandestine knowledge is power squared; it can be withheld, exchanged, and...