We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.

Quote by George Washington

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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...

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...

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 Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model...

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model...

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...

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...

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...

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 a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

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.

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

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

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

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...

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

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...

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is...

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is...

Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness.

Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness.

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the...

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the...

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.