Best George Washington Quotes
- An aching head and trembling limbs, which are the inevitable effects of drinking, disincline the hands from work. Aching
- I use no Porter ... in my family, but such as is made in America: both these articles may now be purchased of an excellent… America
- It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe, without the agency of a Supreme Being. It is impossible to govern the universe… Account
- What was done with the seed saved from the India Hemp last summer? It ought, all of it, to have been sewn again; that not… All
- We beseech [God] to pardon our national and other transgressions... Beseech
- Oh, eternal and everlasting God, direct my thoughts, words and work. Wash away my sins in the immaculate blood of the Lamb and purge my… Appointed
- I have often expressed my sentiments, that every man, conducting himself as a good citizen, and being accountable to God alone for his religious opinions,… According
- We have abundant reason to rejoice that in this Land the light of truth and reason has triumphed over the power of bigotry and superstition,… Abundant
- While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering that God alone… Alone
- The liberty enjoyed by the people of these states of worshiping Almighty God agreebly to their conscience, is not only among the choicest of their… Almighty
- Let thy carriage be such as becomes a man grave settled and attentive to that which is spoken. Contradict not, at every turn, what others… Attentive
- If they are good workmen, they may be of Asia, Africa, or Europe. They may be Mohometans, Jews or Christians of any Sect, or they… Africa
- Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army, which… All
- Government being, among other purposes, instituted to protect the consciences of men from oppression, it certainly is the duty of Rulers, not only to abstain… Abstain
- I consider it an indispensible duty to close this last solemn act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to… Act
- Discipline is the soul of an army. Army
- A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions. Action
- I can never think of promoting my convenience at the expense of a friend's interest and inclination. Convenience
- [V]irtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. Government
- Can it be that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue? Connected
- [T]here is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists . . . an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness. Established
- Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim tribute to… All
- The aggregate happiness of the society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous policy, is, or ought to be, the end of… Aggregate
- Human rights can only be assured among a virtuous people. The general government . . . can never be in danger of degenerating into a… Among
- Upon the decease [of] my wife, it is my Will and desire th[at] all the Slaves which I hold in [my] own right, shall receive… Agreeably
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