Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
GEORGE WASHINGTONPromote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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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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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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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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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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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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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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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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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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