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Letter "G" » George Washington Quotes
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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.»
«I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet.»
Author: George Washington
(President)
«Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages,»
Author: George Washington
(President)
«well over an hour here . . . while the (Republican) leadership variously cajoled, bribed, browbeat, et cetera, a few Republicans who wanted to have it both ways - who wanted to give people the impression they were opposed to (the Central American Free Trade Agreement) while they were ready to cave in for sufficient inducement.»
Author: George Washington
(President)
«[Many Founding Fathers wrote extensively on the subject. Thomas Jefferson said,] What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. ... A free people ought to be armed.»
Author: George Washington
(President)
«[As the issue was being debated, George Washington wrote to Lafayette in Paris with the observation that] It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the delegates from so many different states (which states you know are also different from each other in their manners, circumstances and prejudices) should unite in forming a system of national government, so little liable to well founded objections.. ... We are not to expect perfection in this world.»
Author: George Washington
(President)
«George Washington Remembers: Reflections on the French and Indian War.»
Author: George Washington
(President)
«he was great.»
Author: George Washington
(President)
«My brave fellows, ... you have done all I asked you to do and more than could be reasonably expected. But this country is at stake, your wives, your homes and everything you hold dear. You have borne yourself up with fatigues and hardships, but we know not how to spare you. If you consent to stay one month longer, you will render that service to the cause of liberty and this country which you probably could never do under any other circumstances.»
Author: George Washington
(President)
«We, the people of the State of Florida, being grateful to Almighty God...»
Author: George Washington
(President)
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