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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.

George Washington

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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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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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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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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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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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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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