The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThere is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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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 cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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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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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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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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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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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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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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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