George Washington

the great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.

Its good to live alone than to live in a bad company

A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.

Saya harap, saya selalu memiliki cukup keteguhan dan cukup kebajikan untuk memelihara gelar yang saya anggap paling mengagumkan, yaitu watak sebagai orang jujur.

If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be -- a Christian. Samuel Clemens Mark Twain, American author and humorist

56. Associate yourself with Men of good Quality if you Esteem your own Reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad Company.

I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why…

If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.

The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.

Men may speculate as they will; they may talk of patriotism; they may draw a few examples from ancient story, of great achievements performed by its influence; but whoever builds upon it, as a sufficient Basis for conduc…

Hence, likewise, they will avoid the necessity of those overgrown military establishments, which, under any form of government, are inauspicious to liberty, and which are to be regarded as particularly hostile to Republi…

Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.

For myself the delay may be compared with a reprieve; for in confidence I assure you, with the world it would obtain little credit that my movements to the chair of Government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike t…

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.

George Washington famously warned against ... 'ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burden which we ourselves ought to bear

The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abr…

It is of infinite moment, that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national Union to your collective and individual happiness; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to i…

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.

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. Thomas Paine

No pecuniary consideration is more urgent, than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt: on none can delay be more injurious, or an economy of time more valuable.~Message to the House of Representatives,…

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

Let your conversation be without malice or envy, for it is a sign of a tractable and commendable nature; and in all cases of passion admit reason to govern.

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.

Of Congress, party disputes and personal quarrels are the great business of the day whilst the momentous concerns of an empire...are but secondary considerations, that business of a trifling nature and personal concernme…

...if Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can invite the consideration of Mankind, reason is of no use to us; the freedom…

Wherein you reprove another be unblameable yourself, for example is more prevalent than precepts.

We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency. We expected to encounter many wants and distressed'we must bear the present evils and fortitude

LIBERTY, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightf…

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.

The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are free men, fighting for the blessings of Liberty -- th…

Unhappy it is, though, to reflect that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast and that the once-happy plains of America are either to be drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But…

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.

One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.

Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the government of the United States,…

A bad war is fought with a good mind.

No people can be bound to acknowledge the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the united States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems…

Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty.

99% percent of failures are the ones who make excuses.

Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.

It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.

I'll die on my feet before I'll live on my knees!

[death]...the abyss from where no traveler is permitted to return

Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.- March 15, 1783

All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the…