I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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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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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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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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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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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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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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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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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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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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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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