"Why should I expect to be exempt..." - Quote by George Washington
Why should I expect to be exempt from censure; the unfailing lot of an elevated station? My Heart tells me it has been my unremitted aim to do the best circumstances would permit; yet, I may have been very often mistaken in my judgment of the means.
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“Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war.”
“I am principled against this kind of traffic in the human species . . . and to disperse the families I have an aversion.”
“I dare say the men would fight very well if properly officered, although they are an exceedingly dirty and nasty people.”
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“We are all here on this planet, as it were, as tourists. None of us can live here forever. The longest we might live is a hundred years. So while we are here we should try to have a good heart and to make something positive and useful of our lives. Whether we live just a few years or a whole century, it would be truly regrettable and sad if we were to spend that time aggravating the problems that afflict other people, animals, and the environment. The most important things is to be a good human being.”
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.”
“The stream will not permanently rise higher than the main source; and the main source of national power and national greatness is found in the average citizenship of the nation. Therefore it behooves us to do our best to see that the standard of the average citizen is kept high; and the average cannot be kept high unless the standard of the leaders is very much higher.”