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GEORGE WASHINGTONThings 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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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 began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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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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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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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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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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