"[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of……" — George Washington
"[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands of our western country, the second land of Promise, and there dwell in peace, fulfilling the first and great commandment."
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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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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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I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has…
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More Commandment Quotes
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Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.
— Bertolt Brecht
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And that's really what's happening in this country is a violation of the First Commandment. We have become a country…
— Sharron Angle
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I always tried to live up to Leo Szilard's commandment, "don't lie if you don't have to." I had to.…
— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
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I trust there are none here present, who profess to be followers of Christ who do not also practice prayer…
— Charles Spurgeon
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It is the daily; it is the small; it is the cumulative injuries of little people that we are here…
— Learned Hand
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If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: thou shalt not ration justice.
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There is but one unconditional commandment ... to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can…
— William James
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'Take offense at the drop of a hat' is the unwritten eleventh commandment.
— Richard Dawkins
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The eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not be found out" is despicable, but nevertheless, it is the one thing you can…
— Emily Post
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The Tenth Commandment sends a message to socialists, to egalitarians, to people obsessed with fairness, to American presidential candidates in…
— P.J. O'Rourke
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'Thou shalt not kill' does not apply to murder of one's own kind only, but to all living beings and…
— Leo Tolstoy
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Killing for pleasure is wrong and should be banned. Fox hunting, stag hunting and hare coursing are moral issues. It…
— Lyndon Harrison, Baron Harrison
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