The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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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.
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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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