Religion is a byproduct of fear.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI 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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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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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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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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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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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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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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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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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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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 rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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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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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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