Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
GEORGE WASHINGTONLet your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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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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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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