George Washington Quotes

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In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.
- George Washington

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I think we agree, the past is over.
- George Washington

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You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.
- George Washington

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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
- George Washington

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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
- George Washington

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Ninety nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.
— George Washington

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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
- George Washington

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When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
- George Washington

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They are alive and well somewhere, the smallest sprout shows there is really no death.
- George Washington

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To acknowledge the receipt of letters is always proper, to remove doubts of their miscarriage.
- George Washington

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Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
- George Washington

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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
- George Washington

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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
- George Washington

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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
- George Washington

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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
- George Washington

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Education is understanding relationships.
- George Washington

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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
- George Washington

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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
- George Washington

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I’m the master of low expectations.
- George Washington

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You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.
- George Washington

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I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.
- George Washington

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Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
- George Washington

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I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.
- George Washington