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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.

George Washington

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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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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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Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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