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. Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company. Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved. Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession. Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder. Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. 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 slavery. I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country. 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. I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent. If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. 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.
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