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"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." -
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Top 5 quotes from George Washington
"Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness."
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."
"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
"The Nation which indulges toward another an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest."
"As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality."
Top 5 quotes from Money, Virtue
"I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do. That is character!"
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
"There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle."
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heal that has crushed it."
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