Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
GEORGE WASHINGTONOf all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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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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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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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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