I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
GEORGE WASHINGTONCitizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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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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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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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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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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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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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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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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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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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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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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