[ Famous Quotes ] George Washington, 1732-1799, first U.S. President, Part 1

George Washington, 1732-1799, first U.S. President, Part 1

“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”

“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”

“Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.”

“Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.”

“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

“Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”

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