True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIt is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government.
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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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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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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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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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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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