Man is the religious animal.
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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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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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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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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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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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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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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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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