The common and continual mischief's [sic] of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and the duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it. It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passion.
George WashingtonTags: party-politics
Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
George WashingtonReal men despise battle, but will never run from it.
George WashingtonIndividuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
George WashingtonInterwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
George WashingtonTags: love-of-liberty
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
George WashingtonTags: politics america nations
Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
George WashingtonTags: education importance enlighten promote
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.
George WashingtonTags: politics history patriotism political-philosophy elections political-parties
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
George WashingtonNothing is more essential, than that permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular Nations, and passionate attachments for others, should be excluded; and that, in place of them, just and amicable feelings towards all should be cultivated.
George WashingtonTags: essential amicable-feelings
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