Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
GEORGE WASHINGTONDecision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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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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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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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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