Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
GEORGE WASHINGTON99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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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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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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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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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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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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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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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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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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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