We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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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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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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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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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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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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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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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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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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