Unions Quotes by George Washington

9 Unions quotes by George Washington

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Washington’s nine short statements touch on the early American view of collective labor, each a historic snippet of his stance.

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May Heaven to this Union continue its beneficence

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To the efficacy and permanency of your union a government for the whole is indispensable.

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[T]here is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists . . . an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness.

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There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.

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Not only do I pray for it, on the score of human dignity, but I can clearly forsee that nothing but the…

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Jealousy, and local policy mix too much in all our public councils for the good government of the Union. In a words,…

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I wish the constitution, which is offered, had been made more perfect; but I sincerely believe it is the best that could…

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Be Americans. Let there be no sectionalism, no North, South, East or West. You are all dependent on one another and should…

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There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the…

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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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