"To persevere in one's duty, and be..." - Quote by George Washington

“Since the death of my father four years ago, our lives have become difficult, and I must help my family.”

“When one side only of a story is heard and often repeated, the human mind becomes impressed with it insensibly.”

“Experience has taught us that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures the best calculated for their own good without the intervention of a coercive power.”

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”

“To persevereIn obstinate condolement is a courseOf impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.”

“Our words must be judged by our deeds; and in striving for a lofty ideal we must use practical methods; and if we cannot attain all at one leap, we must advance towards it step by step, reasonably content so long as we do actually make some progress in the right direction.”

“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep but I have promises to keep...”

“The way to transmute your iron duty into gold in everyone's eyes is this: always deliver more than you promise.”

“Unjust war is to be abhorred; but woe to the nation that does not make ready to hold its own in time of need against all who would harm it! And woe thrice over to the nation in which the average man loses the fighting edge, loses the power to serve as a soldier if the day of need should arise!”