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It is impossible to govern the world without God. 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 implore his protection and

It is impossible to govern the world without God. 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 implore his protection and favor.

George Washington
Doctrine, World, Littles

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

George Washington
Inspirational, People, Excuse

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession, and when the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

George Washington
Freedom, Taken, Fire

A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.

George Washington
Lions, Jackasses, Packs

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
Unions, West, East

Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself.

George Washington
Gun, Fake, Second Amendment

The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.

George Washington
Christian, Training, Youth

You have only one way to convince others, listen to them.

George Washington
Way, Convince, One Way

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
Government, Law, Confusion
George Washington (1851). “The life of General Washington: first president of the United States”, p.216

Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.

George Washington
Money, Power, Office

Leadership is not only having a vision, but also having the courage, the discipline, and the resources to get you there.

George Washington
Discipline, Vision, Resources

Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.

George Washington
4th Of July, Claims, Tribute

When there is no vision, there is no hope.

George Washington
Vision, No Hope

All Freemasonry should be disbanded in America because our organization has been infiltrated by the Illuminati and they have bad intention for America and the World.

George Washington
Organization, America, World

Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do--then do it with all your strength.

George Washington
Inspirational, Strength, Christian

The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury.

George Washington
Government, Lasts, Treasury

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
Party, Men, People
George Washington (1989). “Maxims of George Washington: Political, Military, Social, Moral, and Religious”, Mount Vernon Ladies Assn of the

Oh, eternal and everlasting God, direct my thoughts, words and work. Wash away my sins in the immaculate blood of the Lamb and purge my heart by Thy Holy Spirit. Daily, frame me more and more in the likeness of Thy son, Jesus Christ, that living in Thy fear, and dying in Thy favor, I may in thy appointed time obtain the resurrection of the justified unto eternal life. Bless, O Lord, the whole race of mankind and let the world be filled with the knowledge of Thee and Thy son, Jesus Christ.

George Washington
Bible, God, Religious

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

George Washington
Truth, Pain, Inspiration
"The Real George Washington".

Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.

George Washington
Society, Essentials, Pillars
George Washington, Stephen Lucas (1999). “The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot”, p.80, Rowman & Littlefield

We can not guarantee success, we can strive to deserve it.

George Washington
Guarantees, Strive, Can Not

One's god dictates the kind of law one implements and also controls the application and development of that law over time. Given enough time, all non-Christian systems of law self-destruct in a fit of tyranny.

George Washington
Christian, Gun, Self

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

George Washington
Inspirational, Leadership, Motivation
1790 First Annual Address, 8 Jan.

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

George Washington
Inspirational, Friendship, Positive
George Washington, Jared Sparks (1834). “The Writings of George Washington: pt. I. Official letters relating to the French war, and private letters before the American revolution: March, 1754-May, 1775”, p.413

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

George Washington
Motivational, Inspiration, 4th Of July
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