Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
GEORGE WASHINGTONEvery man thinks God is on his side.
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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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 must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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