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

Other quotes by George Washington

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. – George Washington

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Friendship
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We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government its surest support. – George Washington

Category:
good
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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. – George Washington

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Men
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Other Quotes from
War
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As a result of my philosophy, I wasnt even upset about Hitler. I was willing to go to war to knock him off, but I didnt hate him. I hated what he was doing. – Albert Ellis

Category:
War

I want to start my own airplane business. Im going to buy two Dakotas, paint them up in war colours and do, er, nostalgia trips to Arnhem – you know, where the old paratroopers used to go – and charge them about 20 quid a time. – Gary Numan

Category:
War

If anything, we older people yearn for a peaceful world even more than young people do. We are the ones who lost friends or relatives in some war. We are the ones who have lived a lifetime of seeing and reading about human suffering. – Dennis Prager

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War

To call war the soil of courage and virtue is like calling debauchery the soil of love. – Proverb

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War

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When I was first learning songs, Id have a favorite song, and Id take the chords and twist them around. Id learn the chords and then play them backward. That was my first experimenting with writing a song. – Alicia Keys

Category:
Learning

The point of my work is to show that culture and education arent simply hobbies or minor influences. – Pierre Bourdieu

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Education

All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride. – W. Edwards Deming

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work

It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing ones own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger. – Bhagavad Gita

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Danger