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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.

George Washington

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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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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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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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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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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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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 not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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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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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Man is the religious animal.
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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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