The best Quotes by George Washington

(First US-President) - 15. Januar 1783

The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army. Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die.

27. August 1776 - before the Battle of Long Island

USA Independence Day

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

Apologize

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.

War Peace

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

USA European Union

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

War

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

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

Sheep

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be right at last.

Governments

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

(First US-President) - January 8th 1790

War Peace

Father of Mercies, take me to Thyself.

December 14th 1799

Last Words

The injuries we have received from the British nation were so unprovoked, and have been so great and so many, that they can never be forgotten.

1778

USA Independence Day

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The happiness of society is the end of government.

John Adams

Politics Society Governments

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

John Adams

Governments

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

John Adams

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

John Adams

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

John Adams

Mind & Apprehension

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

John Adams

Generations

I think the first duty of society is justice.

Alexander Hamilton

Justice

A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.

Alexander Hamilton

A promise must never be broken.

Alexander Hamilton

Promises

I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.

Alexander Hamilton

Perfection

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Alexander Hamilton

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Thomas Jefferson in Declaration of Independence

Human Rights USA Famous Quotes Independence Day

We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.

Martin Luther King

Tolerance USA Independence Day

Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Francis Scott Key - Star-Spangled Banner

USA Independence Day

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.

Nelson Mandela

USA

This is America. Anyone can eat what they want, as long as they eat too much.

Homer Simpson in The Simpsons - Season 24 Episode 5

USA Food

Not only are you wrong... but you are belligerently sticking to your guns and insulting me in the process. Robin Scherbatsky, you are an American.

Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother - Season 5 Episode 5

Robin Scherbatsky USA

Oh, great warrior? Wars not make one great.

Master Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

War Warriors

I don't want to be in a battle, but waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse.

Pippin Took in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

War Waiting

They got money for the war, but can't feed the poor.

2Pac

Greed War

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Ronald Reagan

Peace

Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.

Cecelia Ahern in P.S. I Love You

Peace

Real loneliness is not necessarily limited to when you are alone.

Charles Bukowski

Solitude & Loneliness

Compassion is not a weakness. It is a gift to be embraced.

Sebastian Fairmont in First Kill - Season 1 Episode 2

Mercy & Compassion

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited.

Albert Einstein

Knowledge Imagination Criminal Minds

Men must be free to do what they believe. It is not our right to punish one for thinking what they do, no matter how much we disagree.

Assassin's Creed

Human Rights Freedom Opinions

This is how liberty dies - with thunderous applause!

Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Freedom

Sometimes, strangers can become more like family than blood ever could.

Jennifer Lynn Barnes in The Inheritance Games

Friendship Blood

It's like I used to tell my wife: "I do not apologize unless I think I'm wrong. And if you don't like it, you can leave." And I say the same thing to my current wife. And I'll say it to my next one too.

Stanley Hudson in The Office - Season 4 Episode 12

Apologize

I believe in Europe. I am convinced by Europe. Not only as a heritage from the past, but as hope and a vision for the future.

Angela Merkel (as Chancellor of Germany) - July 2020, Speech at the European Parliament

European Union

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Vernon Howard

Popularity Lions Sheep

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