George Washington Quotes: George Washington’s Quotes spread the wisdom, leadership, and values of the first President of the United States. His words reflect his deep understanding of democracy, morality, and the responsibilities of leadership. Washington’s quotes inspire us to adopt honesty, integrity, and virtue, emphasizing the connection between happiness and fulfilling moral duties. He also highlights the importance of maintaining liberty, the need for a disciplined and armed citizenry, and the role of education in shaping the future guardians of a republic.
George Washington Quotes
- “Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”
- “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.”
- “Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”
- “Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.”
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- “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”
- “To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.”
- “Discipline is the soul of an army.”
- “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.”
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- “Be courteous to all, but intimate with few.”
- “It is better to be alone than in bad company.”
Quotes about George Washington
- “The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference – they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.”
- “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.”
- “Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your reputation, for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.”
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- “Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.”
- “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her.”
George Washington Quotes
- “It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.”
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- “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.”
- “A free people ought not only to be armed but disciplined.”
- “The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.”
- “It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”
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- “The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality.”
- “The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered, perhaps, as deeply, as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.”
Famous quotes by George Washington
- “To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.”
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- “There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage than the promotion of science and literature.”
- “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.”
- “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 is more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?”
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- “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.”
- “Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”
George Washington Quotes
- “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.”
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- “Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”
- “The power under the Constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and a certain limited period, to representatives of their choosing; and whenever it is executed contrary to their interest, or not agreeable to their wishes, their servants can and undoubtedly will be recalled.”
- “To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.”
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- “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.”
Quotes by George Washington
- “It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.”
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- “The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore, no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.”
- “If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
- “The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.”
- “A free people ought not only to be armed but disciplined.”
- “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”
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