"Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected." — George Washington
"Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."
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George Washington
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525 Quotes by George Washington
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The value of liberty was thus enhanced in our estimation by the difficulty of its attainment, and the worth of…
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To please everybody is impossible; were I to undertake it, I should probably please nobody.
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The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respected Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted…
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I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part…
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[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands…
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The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body)…
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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The advancement of agriculture, commerce and manufactures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommendation. But I cannot…
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Every post is honourable in which a man can serve his country.
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To place any dependence upon militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff.
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Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere.
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The United States is in no way founded upon the Christian religion
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Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.
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Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to…
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My fellow citizens, our nation is poised for greatness. We must do what we know is right, and do it…
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What a glorious morning this is!
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The times that tried men's souls are over-and the greatest and completest revolution the world ever knew, gloriously and happily…
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Our unalterable resolution would be to be free. They have attempted to subdue us by force, but God be praised!…
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The Sun never shined on a cause of greater worth.
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Now is the seedtime of continental union, faith and honor. The least fracture now, will be like a name engraved…
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