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Results from Cole's Quotables:

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.: George Washington (1732 - 1799)
The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered... deeply, ...finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.: George Washington (1732 - 1799), First Inaugural Address, Apr. 30, 1789
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.: George Washington (1732 - 1799)
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow grow, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.: George Washington (1732 - 1799)
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.: George Washington (1732 - 1799)
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.: George Washington (1732 - 1799)
I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.: George Washington (1732 - 1799)

Results from Rand Lindsly's Quotations:

It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.: George Washington (1732 - 1799), last words, 14 December 1799.

Results from Poor Man's College:

There is no restraining men's tongues or pens when charged with a little vanity.: George Washington (1732 - 1799)
We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear-brought experience.: George Washington (1732 - 1799)

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