Quote by George Washington
War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, t

War – An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will. – George Washington

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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. – George Washington

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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her. – George Washington

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Education
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I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country. – George Washington

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In a war of ideas it is people who get killed. – Stanislaw Lec

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Were fighting an enemy that is far different than any we have got before. Its a nontraditional kind of war, and I think we need to step back, recalibrate how we go about protecting our borders and protecting our people, and resetting our position in the world. – Jon Huntsman, Jr.

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Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixons urgings for me to go there. – Sammy Davis, Jr.

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[W]hen the faculties are empty, then your whole being listens. – Thomas Merton

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My mom calls me an older soul because, growing up, she taught me stuff real early. Now I spend most of my time chasing wisdom, chasing understanding. – Ray Lewis

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The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that youll grow out of it. – Doris Day

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A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them. Even a rich man thinks he has to go down to the office everyday. Not because he likes it but because he cant think of anything else to do. – W. H. Auden

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