I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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Man is the religious animal.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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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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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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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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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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