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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.

George Washington

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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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 mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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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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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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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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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 rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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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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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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