We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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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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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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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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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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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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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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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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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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