George Washington Quotes (page 2)

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“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.”
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“Government is not reason and 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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