Quote Author: George Washington

George Washington – ‘I am once more seated under …

‘I am once more seated under my own vine and fig tree … and hope to spend the remainder of my days in peaceful retirement making political pursuits yield to the more rational amusement of cultivating the earth.’

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George Washington – ‘Reason too late perhaps may …

‘Reason too late perhaps may convince you of the folly of misspending time.’

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George Washington – ‘To err is natural; to rectif…

‘To err is natural; to rectify error is glory.’

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George Washington – ‘Labour to keep alive in your…

‘Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fireconscience.’

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George Washington – ‘If the freedom of speech is …

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

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George Washington – ‘We ought not to look back un…

‘We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors and for the purpose of profiting by dear-bought experience.’

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George Washington – ‘The new constitution establi…

‘The new constitution established a president with powers unheard of in the republican United States. Some even wanted him to be king a thought that GW found ludicrous: What astonishing changes a few years are capable of producing! I am … Continue reading

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George Washington – ‘I conceive that a knowledge …

‘I conceive that a knowledge of books is the basis on which all other knowledge rests.’

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George Washington – ‘I go to the chair of governm…

‘I go to the chair of government with feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution.’

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George Washington – ‘Discipline is the soul of an…

‘Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable procures success to the weak and esteem to all.’

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