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Es ist besser allein zu sein als in schlechter Gesellschaft.
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Präsident / 01. / 1789 - 1797, General, 1787 Vorsitzender des Verfassungskonvents (USA, 1732 - 1799).
George Washington · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum
George Washington wäre heute 292 Jahre, 2 Monate, 8 Tage oder 106.719 Tage alt.
Geboren am 22.02.1732 in Wakefield (Westmoreland County)
Gestorben am 14.12.1799 in Mount Vernon
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Government is not reason, 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.
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Guard against the postures of pretended patriotism.
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I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet.
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I consider the most enviable of titles the character of an honest man.
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I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is the best policy.
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I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an Honest Man.
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If we mean to support the liberty and independence which have cost us so much blood and treasure to establish, we must drive far away the demon of party spirit and local reproach.
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In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude. Every man will speak as he thinks, or, more properly, without thinking, and consequently will judge of effects without attending to their causes.
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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.
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It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.
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Labor to keep alive that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
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Let me . . . warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party.
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Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serious matters let it be somewhat grave.
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Let your discourse with men of business always be short and comprehensive.
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Let your heart feel for the affliction and distress of every one.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
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Our country's honor calls upon us for a vigorous and manly exertion; and if we now shamefully fail, we shall become infamous to the whole world.
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Reason, too late perhaps, may convince you of the folly of misspending time.
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Show not yourself glad at the misfortune of another, though he were your enemy.
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