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Letter "G" » George Washington Quotes
«A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends»
Author: George Washington
(President)
| About:
Action,
Friends
| Keywords:
acquaintance, convince, criterion, slender
«When a people shall have become incapable of governing themselves, and fit for a master, it is of little consequence from what quarter he comes»
Author: George Washington
(President)
| Keywords:
a people, consequence, fit, governing, incapable, master, quarter
«Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle»
Author: George Washington
(President)
| About:
Experience,
Reason
| Keywords:
exclusion, forbid, morality, national, prevail, principle
«As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.»
Author: George Washington
(President)
| About:
America and Americans,
Community,
Government,
Liberty,
Mankind
| Keywords:
Among the, apt, civil, community, entitled, equally, foremost, liberal, liberality, members, protections
«Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.»
Author: George Washington
(President)
| Keywords:
bidder, bidders, highest, virtue, withstand, withstanding, withstood
«Not only do I pray for it, on the score of human dignity, but I can clearly foresee that nothing but the rooting out of slavery can perpetuate the existence of our union, by consolidating it in a common bond of principle»
Author: George Washington
(President)
| Keywords:
bond, consolidate, consolidated, consolidates, consolidating, foresee, Human dignity, perpetuate, perpetuating, rooting, score, The Score
«Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government»
Author: George Washington
(President)
| About:
America and Americans,
Citizenship,
God,
Government
| Keywords:
Almighty, Almighty God, cultivate, earnest, government of the United, government of the United States, Hearts of, incline, obedience, protection, subordination, the Holy Spirit, United States government, wilt
«It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.»
Author: George Washington
(President)
| About:
Jealousy,
Liberty
| Keywords:
abuse, deprive, jealousy, supposition, unjust, unwise
«Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.»
Author: George Washington
(President)
| Keywords:
army, discipline, esteem, formidable, numbers, procured, procures, procuring, small number
«There is an option still left to the United States of America, that it is in their choice and depends upon their conduct, whether they will be respectable and prosperous or contemptible and miserable as a Nation»
Author: George Washington
(President)
| About:
America and Americans
| Keywords:
contemptible, nation state, option, prosperous, respectable, The United States of America, United States of America
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