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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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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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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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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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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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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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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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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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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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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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