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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONHarmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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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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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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