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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.

George Washington

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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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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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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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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 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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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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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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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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