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

~ George Washington

George Washington Confession Excuses Honesty Lies Lying Truth

Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

~ George Washington

George Washington Duty Happiness Honor

To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as well as those publications, that discover the principles which actuate them, may tend to convince mankind that the grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.]

~ George Washington

George Washington Freemason Freemasonry Happiness Masonic Object

The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.

~ George Washington

George Washington Christianity George Washington Religion Separation Of Church And State Treaty Of Tripoli 1796

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. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.

~ George Washington

George Washington Christian Duty George Washington Patriot Religion

A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?

~ George Washington

George Washington Education Government Liberty Politics Youth

Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.

~ George Washington

George Washington Education Enlighten Importance Promote

There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.

~ George Washington

George Washington Literature Science

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.

~ George Washington

George Washington Defense Insult Peace Prosperity War

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

~ George Washington

George Washington Freedom Freedom Of Speech

In politics as in philosophy, my tenets are few and simple. The leading one of which, and indeed that which embraces most others, is to be honest and just ourselves and to exact it from others, meddling as little as possible in their affairs where our own are not involved. If this maxim was generally adopted, wars would cease and our swords would soon be converted into reap hooks and our harvests be more peaceful, abundant, and happy.

~ George Washington

George Washington Democracy Freedom Justice Politics Scope Of Government

It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction - to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens.

~ George Washington

George Washington Freedom Politics Tolerance

Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. (Address to Congress on Resigning Commission Dec 23, 1783)

~ George Washington

George Washington Freedom Humility Patriotism Restraint

Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?

~ George Washington

George Washington Civic Duty Politics

One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.

~ George Washington

George Washington Lies Partisan Politics

We must consult our means rather than our wishes.

~ George Washington

George Washington Budgeting Politics

All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency. They serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation the will of a party, often a small but artful and enterprising minority of the community; and, according to the alternate triumphs of different parties, to make the public administration the mirror of the ill-concerted and incongruous projects of faction, rather than the organ of consistent and wholesome plans digested by common counsels and modified by mutual interests.

~ George Washington

George Washington Factions Government Laws Mutual Interest Obstruction Political Parties Politics

I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.

~ George Washington

George Washington Educational Inspirational Leadership

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

~ George Washington

George Washington Character Honor Reputation

Hence, likewise, they will avoid the necessity of those overgrown military establishments, which, under any form of government, are inauspicious to liberty, and which are to be regarded as particularly hostile to Republican Liberty. In this sense it is, that your Union ought to be considered as a main prop of your liberty, and that the love of the one ought to endear to you the preservation of the other.

~ George Washington

George Washington Government Military Establishments

It is of infinite moment, that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national Union to your collective and individual happiness; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the Palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion, that it can in any event be abandoned; and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts.

~ George Washington

George Washington Moment Value

There might, Gentlemen, be an impropriety in my taking notice, in this Address to you, of an anonymous production, but the manner in which that performance has been introduced to the army, the effect it was intended to have, together with some other circumstances, will amply justify my observations on the tendency of that Writing. With respect to the advice given by the Author, to suspect the Man, who shall recommend moderate measures and longer forbearance, I spurn it, as every Man, who regards liberty, and reveres that justice for which we contend, undoubtedly must; for if Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can invite the consideration of Mankind, reason is of no use to us; the freedom of Speech may be taken away, and dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter.

~ George Washington

George Washington Army Freedom Of Speech Liberty

The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations And Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights and previleges, if by decency and propriety of conduct they appear to merit the enjoyment.

~ George Washington

George Washington America Citizens Immigrants Immigration Persecution United States United States Of America Us Usa

Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.

~ George Washington

George Washington America Revolutionary Rights

Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.

~ George Washington

George Washington America Nations Politics

All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency.

~ George Washington

George Washington Law

...do not spare any reasonable expense to come at early and true information; always recollecting, and bearing in mind, that vague and uncertain accounts of things [are]... more disturbing and dangerous than receiving none at all.

~ George Washington

George Washington Culper Danger Information Military Intelligence Spy Ring Turn

The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.

~ George Washington

George Washington Elections History Patriotism Political Parties Political Philosophy Politics

The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to it animosity or two its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and it's interest.

~ George Washington

George Washington Bias Judgment Prejudice

But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.

~ George Washington

George Washington Humbleness Remember

Action not words are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

~ George Washington

George Washington Getting Going

Government is not reason it is not eloquence - it is force.

~ George Washington

George Washington Government Rule

To persevere in one's duty and be silent is the best answer to calumny.

~ George Washington

George Washington Insults Calumny

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

~ George Washington

George Washington Men Short Discourse

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

~ George Washington

George Washington Character Man Virtue

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

~ George Washington

George Washington Peace Be Prepared Prepared

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.

~ George Washington

George Washington Wish Earth See

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.

~ George Washington

George Washington Violence Enemy Accomplish

There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.

~ George Washington

George Washington Happiness Knowledge Better

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

~ George Washington

George Washington Moral Connected Duty
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