George Washington Quotes (182 Quotes)

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.

This is the HOV lane of litigation compared to IBM, ... The appeals process could go on for two years. Then there would be a question whether a remedy imposed today would make sense in the middle of 2002. The rate of technological change puts a lot of pressure on the joints of traditional antitrust litigation.

Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder.

The ambassador added that the US was not against the Taliban, per se (and) was not out to destroy the Taliban,

Without a humble imitation of the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation.

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.

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.

Katrina has prompted Bush to make vaulting promises. As we clear away the debris of a hurricane, let us also clear away the legacy of inequality, ... what a lot of Americans saw was ... some poverty that they had never imagined before, and we need to address that.

Gambling is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.

Whereas, 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 favor, and Whereas, both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee,

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us through the Revolution, in preparing us for the reception of a general government, and in conciliating the good will of the People of America towards one

It's a complicated issue requiring careful analysis.

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

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and the sons and daughters of this world employed in more pleasing and innocent amusements, than in preparing implements and exercising them for the destruction of mankind

The Eyes of all our Countrymen are now upon us, and we shall have their blessings, and praises, if happily we are the instruments of saving them from the Tyranny mediated against them. Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and shew the whole world, that a Freeman contending for Liberty on his own ground is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth.

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.

It is the peculiar boast of our country, that her happiness is alone dependent on the collective wisdom and virtue of her citizens, and rests not on the exertions of any individual

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite.

Compared with the previous occasion when Judge Jackson heard oral argument on the facts in September 1999, he played more of an active role in the courtroom today, ... He asked a lot of questions, which revealed that he is still thinking quite a bit about the part of the opinion that deals with tying.

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.

Thus supported by a firm trust in the Great Arbiter of the Universe, aided by the collected wisdom of the Union, and imploring the divine benediction on our joint exertions in the service of our country, I readily engage with you in the arduous but p

'T is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.

To persevere in one's duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.

Government is not reason and it is not eloquence. It is force Like fire it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

There is an option still left to the United States of America, that it is in their choice and depends upon their conduct, whether they will be respectable and prosperous or contemptible and miserable as a Nation

It is a maxim founded on the universal experience of mankind that no nation is to be trusted farther than it is bound by its interest.

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 do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided b.

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right to intermeddle in the internal concerns of another that every one had a right to form and adopt whatever government they liked best to live under themselves and that, if this c.

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

We ought to be persuaded that the propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained.

An ambassador has no need of spies his character is always sacred.

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

My manner of living is plain and I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready.

It is only after time has been given for a cool and deliberate reflection that the real voice of the people can be known

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

We'll be asking to set aside the Court of Appeals decision.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always been my decided opinion

On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. Of this he wrote to James Madison As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent, it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles.

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered ... deeply, ... finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.

Real good, sore shoulder, good shape.

Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing Constitution of a country

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.