The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy to our desire of peace

Quote by George Washington

Topics: Peace Quotes, War Quotes

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...

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.

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

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...

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...

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

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

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with...

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with...

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest...

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest...

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

Influence is no Government

Influence is no Government

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is...

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is...

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

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...

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...

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us...

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us...

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...

The aggregate happiness of society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous...

The aggregate happiness of society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous...

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our...

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our...

Certainly there is no happiness within this circle of flesh, nor is it in the...

Certainly there is no happiness within this circle of flesh, nor is it in the...

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.