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Ought Quotes by George Washington
- Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present.
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- We ought to deprecate the hazard attending ardent and susceptible minds, from being too strongly, and too early prepossessed in favor of other political systems,…
- A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence…
- Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence.... From the hour the Pilgrims…
- A tribute . . . is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt [the…
- There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of…
- Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly…
- '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…
- Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence . . . the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake.
- Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war.
- While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion.…
- We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear bought…
- ..avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts,…
- It has always been a source of serious reflection and sincere regret with me that the youth of the United States should be sent to…
- Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by difference of sentiment in religion appear to be the most inveterate…
- There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must…
- A free people ought...to be armed
- A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and…
- 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…
- A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite
- 'A free people ought only be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of Independence from any…
- Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war; for sure I am, if…
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- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
- An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites that instruct people how to make bombs. — John Ashcroft
- The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. — Margaret Atwood
- Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty. — Saint Augustine
- We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears… — Marcus Aurelius
- It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are… — Jane Austen
- If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought… — Teresa of Avila
- If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to… — Teresa of Avila
- It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he… — Charles Babbage
- Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it… — Francis Bacon