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

~George Washington

Topics: America Day Europe Example Following Some States United United States United States Of America Will

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I am persuaded, you will permit me to observe, that the path of true piety is so plain as to require but little political direction.

~George Washington

Topics: Am Direction Little Me Observe Path Permit Persuaded Piety Plain Political Require True Will You I Am

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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.

~George Washington

Topics: Back Bought Dearly Derive Errors Experience Lessons Look Past Purpose Should Unless Useful

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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

~George Washington

Topics: Character Consider Enough Enviable Firmness Honest Honest Man Hope Maintain Man Most Possess Shall Titles Virtue

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

~George Washington

Topics: Adversity Before Entitled Friendship Growth Must Plant Shocks Slow Undergo Withstand

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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.

~George Washington

Topics: Able Avoid Desire Instruments Insult Known Most Most Powerful Must Our Peace Powerful Prosperity Ready Repel Rising Secure Times War

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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.

~George Washington

Topics: After Authorized Congress Constitution Declaring Expedition Importance Measure Offensive Power Shall Subject Therefore Undertaken Until War

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It is impossible to reason without arriving at a Supreme Being.

~George Washington

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Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.

~George Washington

Topics: Any Form Government Grown Hostile Liberty Military Over Particularly Regarded Republican

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Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

~George Washington

Topics: Business Comprehensive Discourse Men Short Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: February 22nd, 1732

Died: December 14th, 1799

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