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It 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.

George Washington

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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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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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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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