43 quotes
Founding Father and first U.S. president (1789–1797)
“Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.”
"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."
on Wisdom
"To persevere in one's duty and be silent is the best answer to calumny."
"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in."
on Nature
"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth."
on Peace
"Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."
on Happiness
"Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all."
on Diplomacy
"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair the rest is in the hands of God."
on Faith
"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."
"The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves."
on Freedom
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."
"Where there is no vision, there is no hope."
on Hope
"Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive."
"If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
"Heaven itself has ordained the right."
"Undertake not what you cannot perform but be careful to keep your promise."
"Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough."
on Love
"I shall never ask never refuse nor ever resign an office."
on Leadership
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
