"I shall make it the most agreeable..." - Quote by George Washington
I shall make it the most agreeable part of my duty to study merit, and reward the brave and deserving.
More by George Washington
“Happiness is more effectually dispensed to mankind under a republican form of government than any other.”
“A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies.”
“Conscience ... seldom comes to a man's aid while he is in the zenith of health and revelling in pomp and luxury upon illgotten spoils. It is generally the last act of his life, and it comes too late to be of much service to others here, or to himself hereafter.”
More on Merit
“There is no test of literary merit except survival, which is itself an index to majority opinion.”
“He who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander.”
“When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen.”