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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.

George Washington

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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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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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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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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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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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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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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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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 experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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