Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
GEORGE WASHINGTONSpeak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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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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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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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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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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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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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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