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GEORGE WASHINGTONWe 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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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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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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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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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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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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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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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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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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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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Man is the religious animal.
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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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