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May Quotes by George Washington
- The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body) may be much questioned; for,…
- I use no Porter ... in my family, but such as is made in America: both these articles may now be purchased of an excellent…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by…
- A people... who are possessed of the spirit of commerce, who see and who will pursue their advantages may achieve almost anything.
- It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not…
- May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants-while…
- May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us in all our several vocations useful here, and…
- [M]y fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the universe; who presides in the councils of nations; and whose providential aid can supply…
- Our conflict is not likely to cease so soon as every good man would wish. The measure of iniquity is not yet filled; and unless…
- My ardent desire is, and my aim has been . . . to comply strictly with all our engagements foreign and domestic; but to keep…
- 'Tis folly in one Nation to look for disinterested favors from another; that it must pay with a portion of its Independence for whatever it…
- The duty of holding a Neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and humanity impose on every nation,…
- If we remain one people, under an efficient government, the period is not far off when we may defy material injury from external annoyance; when…
- No compact among men . . . can be pronounced everlasting and inviolable, and if I may so express myself, that no Wall of words,…
- [M]y wish is, that the Convention may adopt no temporizing expedient, but probe the defects of the Constitution [i.e., the Articles of Confederation] to the…
- But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I…
- For if Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can…
- For myself the delay [in assuming the office of the President] may be compared with a reprieve; for in confidence I assure you, with the…
- May the same wonderworking Deity, who long since delivered the Hebrews from their Egyptian oppressors and planted them in the promised land, whose Providential agency…
- Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distresses of every one, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse; remembering always the…
- I assure you very explicitly, that in my opinion the conscientious scruples of all men should be treated with great delicacy and tenderness: and it…
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- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the… — Hannah Arendt
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind… — Aristotle
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there… — Aristotle
- Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside… — Lance Armstrong