The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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Man is the religious animal.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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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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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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