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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

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...

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...

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government,...

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government,...

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...

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and...

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and...

An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions...

An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions...

The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

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...

Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by...

Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by...

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his...

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his...

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 administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

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...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

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 -...

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to...

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to...

The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it...

The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it...