Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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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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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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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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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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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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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