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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

George Washington

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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Affliction Distress Feeling Heart One Liner
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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Hour People Produce Refection Situation Sleep War
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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Alone Bad Company Character Friendship One Liner
To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Attitude Calumny Duty Perserve Reply Silence
We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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Advice Consult Dreamss One Liner Politics
The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Citizen Decision Requirement Understand
We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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Experience Healing Lesson Past Profit Purpose
Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Individual Liberty Preserve Rest Society
The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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Age Experience Measure Nation
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Attach Avoid Desire Insult Repel Revenge
The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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Conflict Hard Time Inspirational Success Triumph
To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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Character Glory Patriotism Religion
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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Harmony Humanity Interest Liberty Nation Policy
We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Confederation Good Human Human Nature Opinion
Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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Enemy Fortune
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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Advantage Capable Goodness Interest Men Sacrifice

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