George Washington Quotes

American - President February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799

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It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company. - George Washington

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company. George Washington

Alone, Better, Bad, Company, Far, Than

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. - George Washington

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. George Washington

Good, History, Faith, Peace, Justice

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

Freedom, Freedom Of Speech, Speech, Dumb

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

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

War, Peace, Be Prepared, Effective, Most

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light. - George Washington

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light. George Washington

Light, Truth, Bring, Will, Prevail

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

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

Freedom, Growth, Plant, Liberty, Begins

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation. George Washington

Friendship, Adversity, Growth, Plant

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

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

War, Wish, Earth, See, First, Plague

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon. - George Washington

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon. George Washington

Constitution, Will, Never, Guide, Which

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. - George Washington

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. George Washington

Patriotism, Memorial Day, Guard, Against

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Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. - George Washington

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. George Washington

Happiness, Moral, Duty, Connected

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

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

Better, Bad, Excuse, Than, Offer

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. George Washington

Success, Discipline, Soul, Army, Small

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

Good, Alone, Quality, Men, Reputation

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

Government, People, Political, Right

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government. - George Washington

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government. George Washington

Government, Left, Own, Mankind, Unfit

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. - George Washington

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. George Washington

Soldier, Citizen, Did, Lay, Aside

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

Hope, Character, Man, Enough, Virtue

I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it - but there is only one proper and effectual mode by which it can be accomplished, and that is by Legislative authority: and this, as far as my suffrage will go, shall never be wanting. George Washington

Man, Plan, Authority, I Can, Say, Living

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

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

Fire, Spark, Alive, Conscience, Labor

It is better to be alone than in bad company. - George Washington

It is better to be alone than in bad company. George Washington

Alone, Better, Bad, Company, Than

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

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

Power, Men, Virtue, Few, Withstand

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

Happiness, Knowledge, Science, Better

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble. - George Washington

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble. George Washington

Worry, Trouble, Interest, Borrow, Who

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

Revenge, Party, Spirit, Natural, Over

The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it. George Washington

Character, Practice, Person, Mean, Sense

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