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GEORGE WASHINGTONIndividuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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Man is the religious animal.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
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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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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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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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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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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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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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