The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.

Quote by George Washington

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War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe...

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe...

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...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a...

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a...

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

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...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome...

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

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

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...

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we...

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we...

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...

I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and...

I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and...

You speak an infinite deal of nothing.

You speak an infinite deal of nothing.

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live...

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live...