I hate deception, even where the imagination only is concerned. George Washington More Quotes by George Washington More Quotes From George Washington But if the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be expected thereafter. George Washington governmentconfusionlaw Be Americans. Let there be no sectionalism, no North, South, East or West. You are all dependent on one another and should be one in union. In one word, be a nation. Be Americans, and be true to yourselves. George Washington unionseastwest The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth. George Washington trainingyouthchristian However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion. George Washington partymenpeople Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. George Washington second-amendmentfakegun I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong. George Washington atheismlandamerica Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics. George Washington tribute4th-of-julyclaims The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon. George Washington 4th-of-julylibertyamerica The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations And Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights and previleges... George Washington immigrationrightsamerica What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ. George Washington studentsschooljesus Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains taken to bring it to light. George Washington paininspirationtruth Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do--then do it with all your strength. George Washington strengthchristianinspirational Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world. George Washington mindhappinessworld The most dangerous of all false doctrines is the one seasoned with a little truth. It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. George Washington doctrinelittlesworld Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation. Be not apt to relate news, if you know not the truth thereof. Speak no evil of the absent, for it is unjust. Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise. There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth, and pursue it steadily. Nothing but harmony, honesty, industry and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy nation. George Washington honestytruthmen Freedom and Property Rights are inseparable. You can't have one without the other. George Washington rightssuccessinspirational The power under the Constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to representatives of their own choosing; and whenever it is executed contrary to their interest, or not agreeable to their wishes, their servants can, and undoubtedly will, be recalled. George Washington purposewishpeople What is most important of this grand experiment, the United States? Not the election of the first president but the election of its second president. The peaceful transition of power is what will separate this country from every other country in the world. George Washington peacefulimportantcountry If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed. George Washington governmentgunpeople To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. George Washington motivationleadershipinspirational
