Washington, the founding father of the United States, not only led the American Revolutionary War to win national independence, but also adhered to the republican system, opposed the monarchy, adhered to the tenure system, opposed the tenure system, and did not take credit or love power, setting a great precedent and becoming a model for future generations. Washington's thoughts deserve deep consideration by everyone who loves freedom (translation is for reference only, the original text is attached):
1.It's always better to be alone than to be in the company of bad guys.
it is far better to be alone than to be in bad company.
2.Beware of hypocritical patriotism.
guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
3.If freedom of speech is denied, then we may be led by silence and silence, like sheep waiting to be slaughtered. if the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
4.Human beings, if left to do as they please, are not fit to govern their own **.
mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
5.* power is most easily built on the ruins of abused freedom.
arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
6.Freedom, like a plant, grows rapidly once it starts to take root.
liberty when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
7.We should not look back unless it is to learn from the mistakes of the past and to benefit from hard-won experiences.
we should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from the past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
8.Happiness is inextricably linked to moral responsibility.
happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
9.It is impossible to have reason without reaching a supreme being.
it is impossible to reason without arriving at a supreme being.
10.Religion is to reason, as reason is to religion. One cannot exist without the other. religion is as necessary to reason as reason is to religion. the one cannot exist without the other.
11.It would be considered unjust and unwise envy to assume that a person may abuse his liberty and thus deprive him of his natural right to liberty.
it will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
12.Truth ultimately triumphs where efforts are made to reveal it.
truth will ultimately prevail where there are pains to bring it to light.
Washington's words are meaningful and still relevant today, all the more important in this era of declining faith and frustrated freedom. The rise of the United States at that time was inseparable from the beliefs, morals, and liberal ideals of the founding fathers of the United States, represented by Washington.
They may not be perfect, and some have their own selfishness, but they dare to face human nature, fully consider the corrosion of power on human nature, and how to use system and morality to put power in a cage.
If a faith-based gentleman's personality like Washington can become the character of a country's citizens as a whole, then sooner or later the country will become a powerful nation. This spirit is manifested not only in respect for the vulnerable, but also in the struggle for freedom and the defense of civilization.
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