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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.

George Washington

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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Growth Inspirational Liberty Life Plant Rapid Root
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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Appearance Exist Man Religion Sentiment
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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Fight Mind One Liner Revenge War
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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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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Attachment Confirm Heart Liberty Love Myself Necessary
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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Alone Associate Bad Company Esteem Good Men Quality Reputation Self Love
To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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Art Citizen Duty Encourage Goodness Literature Owe Responsiblity
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Dreans Earth Man Plague
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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Bad Confession Excuse Honesty Lying Truth
I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Deep Die Feets Hustle Inspirational Knees
Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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Battle Deep Inspirational Men Real Men Run Success War
Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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Earn Injurious Occasion Speak
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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Hour People Produce Refection Situation Sleep War
Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Individual Liberty Preserve Rest Society
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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Country Deserve Happiness Knowledge Literature Promotion Public Science
No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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Build Country Freedom Man Opinion Punishment Ruin
I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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Enlight Fight Hope Liberty Peace Religion Society
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.
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Failure Height Inspirational Life Reverse Success
Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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Fear One Liner Product Religion
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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Conduct Connection Foreign Government Politics Possible Relationship Rules
A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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Fools Happiness Man One Liner Sensible Woman
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Attach Avoid Desire Insult Repel Revenge
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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Army Discipline Esteem Soul Success Weakness
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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Advantage Capable Goodness Interest Men Sacrifice
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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Acquire Aim District Expedient Influence Lying Opinion Represent
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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Alive Breast Celestial Conscience Labor Spark

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