George Washington Quotes And Sayings

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“Necessity, dire necessity, will, nay must, justify my attack.”
– George Washington

“Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another.”
– George Washington

“Nothing is a greater stranger to my breast, or a sin that my soul more abhors, than that black and detestable one, ingratitude.”
– George Washington

“Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.”
– George Washington

“Observe good faith and justice towards all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.”
– George Washington

“Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.”
– George Washington

“Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.”
– George Washington

“Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.”
– George Washington

“Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.”
– George Washington

“Put none but Americans on guard tonight.”
– George Washington

“Remember that it is the actions, and not the commission, that make the officer, and that there is more expected from him, than the title.”
– George Washington

“Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.”
– George Washington

“The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.”
– George Washington

“The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.”
– George Washington

“The cause of our common country calls us both to an active and dangerous duty; Divine Providence, which wisely orders the affairs of men, will enable us to discharge it with fidelity and success.”
– George Washington

“The child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.”
– George Washington

“The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.”
– George Washington

“The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.”
– George Washington

“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.”
– George Washington

“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.”
– George Washington

“The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.”
– George Washington

“The land at the point is 20 or 25 feed above the common surface of the water; and a considerable bottom of flat, well-timbered land all around it, very convenient for building.”
– George Washington

“The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.”
– George Washington

“The Nation, which indulges towards another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.”
– George Washington

“The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.”
– George Washington

“The propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregard the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.”
– George Washington

“The right wing, where I stood, was exposed to and received all the enemy’s fire … I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.”
– George Washington

“The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.”
– George Washington

“The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.”
– George Washington

“The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference – they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.”
– George Washington

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