the harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. ― George Washington

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Without labor nothing prospers. — Sophocles

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From a little spark may burst a flame. — Dante Alighieri

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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. ― George Washington

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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. ― George Washington

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It is better to be alone than in bad company. ― George Washington

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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company. ― George Washington

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We sainted St. Tammany (King Tamanend III) because he embodied moral perfection and every divine qualification that a deity could possess. I hold him in higher esteem than the saints of the Roman Catholic Church. He'll forever be the patron saint of America. ― George Washington

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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. ― George Washington

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Labor in the white skin can never free itself as long as labor in the black skin is branded. ― Karl Marx

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