Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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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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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Man is the religious animal.
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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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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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