George Washington Quotes About 4th Of July
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Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains taken to bring it to light.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
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In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.
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The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government, I have considered the first arrangement of the judicial department as essential to the happiness of the country, and to the stability of its political system.
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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
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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.
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It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.
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Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another.
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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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We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government it's surest support.
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Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.
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My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.
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Lenity will operate with greater force, in some instances, than rigor. It is, therefore, my first wish, to have my whole conduct distinguished by it.
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There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
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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 shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.
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I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.
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Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.
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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.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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George Washington
- Born: February 22, 1732
- Died: December 14, 1799
- Occupation: 1st U.S. President
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