Example Quotes by George Washington

9 Example quotes by George Washington

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George Washington’s brief remarks on Example provide a window into the mind of a leader who helped shape a nation. With just nine entries, the selection offers clear, grounded reflections that still feel relevant today.

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Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.

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Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence.

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No morn ever dawned more favorable than ours did; and no day was every more clouded than the present! Wisdom, and good…

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It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period, a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous…

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The Commander in Chief directs that Divine service be performed every Sunday at 11 o'clock...It is expected that officers of all ranks…

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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man, that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of…

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The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for giving to Mankind examples of an enlarged…

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And you will, by the dignity of your Conduct, afford occasion for Posterity to say, when speaking of the glorious example you…

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I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have you and the State over which you preside in His holy…

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It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.

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The whole duty of man is summed up in obedience to God's will.

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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they…

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The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself…

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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the…

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In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars.

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The blessed Religion revealed in the word of God will remain an eternal and awful monument to prove that the best Institution may be…

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While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering that God…

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Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army,…

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Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be right at…

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If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected…

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A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions.

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It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. Do not ever let anyone claim to be a true American…

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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and the sons and daughters of this world employed in…

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Lenity will operate with greater force, in some instances, than rigor. It is, therefore, my first wish, to have my whole conduct distinguished by…

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