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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.

George Washington

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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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Man is the religious animal.
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Animal Man One Liner Religion
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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God Hands Honesty Repair Standard
One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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Connection Country Currency Declare Duty Government Money Value
The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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Constitution Government People Politics
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Attach Avoid Desire Insult Repel Revenge
A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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Fools Happiness Man One Liner Sensible Woman
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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Emperor Farm Inspirational One Liner World
I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Deep Die Feets Hustle Inspirational Knees
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Men One Liner Virtue
If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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Desire Instrument Music Place Powerful Prosperity Secure
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
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.
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Character Firm Honesty Maintain Man Virtue
The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Convinced Critical Government Leadership Politics Support Trouble Truth
To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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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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Alone Associate Bad Company Esteem Good Men Quality Reputation Self Love
Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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Confidence God Inspirational Strength
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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Dreans Earth Man Plague
Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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Abuse Liberty Power Ruin
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Confidence Courtesy Helping Intimate
Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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Ability Country Duty Men Responsiblity Save
The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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Degree Habit Nation Slave
There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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Enemy Meet Peace Prepare Produce

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