Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
Weitere Zitate von George Washington
Zum Autor"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."
"Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights."
"Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."
"Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals."