Quotes by Washington, George

I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it >>

Government is not reason and it is not eloquence. It is force! Like fi >>

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preservin >>

Quotations about Mercy

Of all the characters of cruelty, I consider the most despicable the o >>

There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy, hypocrisy, >>

Teach me to feel another's woe. To hide the fault I see: That the merc >>

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.

Washington, George