We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
GEORGE WASHINGTONAssociate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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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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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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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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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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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 hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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