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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.

George Washington

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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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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.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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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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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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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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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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