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

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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

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, Most, Effective

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. - George Washington

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. George Washington

Against, Memorial Day, Guard

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

Freedom, Silent, Away

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

History, Harmony, Good Faith

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, Will

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, Take, Begins

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

Small, Army, Formidable

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. George Washington

Religious, Principle, Reason

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. - George Washington

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. George Washington

Duty, Connected, Moral Duty

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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, Before, Entitled

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

Spark, Conscience, Alive

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

Practice, Swearing, Vice

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, Never, Which

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, Mankind

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

Alone, Bad, Esteem

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, Offer, Excuse

Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals. - George Washington

Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals. George Washington

Legal, Common, Laws

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

War, Desire, Secure Peace

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

Enviable, Maintain, Possess

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

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

Paid, Worry, Interest

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

Purpose, Past, Bought

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God. George Washington

Repair, Standard, Which

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. George Washington

Liberty, Most, Established

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

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

Power, Withstand, Few Men

I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution. George Washington

Religious, Persecution

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