It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
GEORGE WASHINGTONNo punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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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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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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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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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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