Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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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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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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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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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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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