Tag: George Washington
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Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.
George Washington
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If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington
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Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.
George Washington
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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
George Washington
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Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
George Washington
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
George Washington
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Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
George Washington
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Being no bigot myself to any mode of worship, I am disposed to endulge the professors of Christianity in the church, that road to heaven which to them shall seem the most direct plainest easiest and least liable to exception.
George Washington
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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
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
George Washington