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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.

George Washington

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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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Attachment Confirm Heart Liberty Love Myself Necessary
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
The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Citizen Decision Requirement Understand
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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Convince Government Human Nature Knowledge Man Principles
Of 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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Appearance Exist Man Religion Sentiment
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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Beautiful Love Mother Owe Woman
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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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Excuse Failure Inspirational One Liner People Success
The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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Conflict Hard Time Inspirational Success Triumph
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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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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
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Men One Liner Virtue
Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Individual Liberty Preserve Rest Society
Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Dreans Earth Man Plague
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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Abuse Liberty Power Ruin
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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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
If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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Advance Happen Indifferent Quarter Revolution
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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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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