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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.

George Washington

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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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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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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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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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