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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe 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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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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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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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