Quote #98

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

More from George Washington

  1. Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
  2. Make the most of the hemp seed and sow it everywhere.
  3. Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.
  4. Men's minds are as variant as their faces. Where the motives of their actions are pure, the operation of the former is no more to be impute…
  5. Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguish…
  6. My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
  7. Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
  8. My manner of living is plain and I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready.

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