Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.
GW
George WashingtonLetter to Benedict Arnold (1775)
About George Washington
Commander of the Continental Army and first President of the United States. (1732-1799)
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- Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments (1759)
- Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.Letter to Bushrod Washington (1783)
- True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.Letter to Bushrod Washington (1783)
- Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence.Letter to Lord Stirling (1780)
- It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.Letter to Harriet Washington (1791)
- It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.Letter to James McHenry (1798)
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- Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not for every man's greed.Mahatma Gandhi
- I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.Martin Luther King Jr.
- Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'Martin Luther King Jr.
- Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.Martin Luther King Jr.
- I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.Rosa Parks
- Freedom is not a state; it is an act.John Lewis
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