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Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men?

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The great fish swallow up the small; and he who is most strenuous for the rights of the people, when vested with power, is as eager after the prerogatives of government.
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Every object is beautiful in motion; a ship under sail, trees gently agitated with the wind, and a fine woman dancing, are three instances in point
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I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
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The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties.
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Great necessities call out great virtues.
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I acknowledge myself a unitarian – Believing that the Father alone, is the supreme God, and that Jesus Christ derived his Being, and all his powers and honors from the Father
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No one is without their difficulties, whether in High, or low Life, & every person knows best where their own shoe pinches.
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To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.
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If we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, we should have learned women.
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Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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If we expect to inherit the blessings of our Fathers, we should return a little more to their primitive Simplicity of Manners.
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The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
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How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!
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But let no person say what they would or would not do, since we are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.
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But such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of Master for the more tender and endearing one of Friend.
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You cannot know, should I discribe to you; the feelings of a parent . Four years have already past away since you left your native land, and this rural Cottage
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But I dare say you have not been so inattentive an observer, as to suppose that Sweet peace, and contentment, cannot inhabit the lowly roof
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I acknowledge myself a unitarian
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The Character which a youth acquires in the early part of his Life is of great importance towards his future prosperity-one false step may prove irretrievable to his future usefulness.
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
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The reins of government have been so long slackened, that I fear the people will not quietly submit to those restraints which are necessary for the peace and security of the community.
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I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.
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How difficult the task to quench the fire and the pride of private ambition, and to sacrifice ourselves and all our hopes and expectations to the public weal!
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A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God.
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Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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History is not a web woven with innocent hands. Among all the causes which degrade and demoralize men, power is the most constant and most active.
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