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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.

George Washington

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Associate 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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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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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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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Citizen Decision Requirement Understand
Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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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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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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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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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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Man is the religious animal.
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Men One Liner Virtue

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