If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIf we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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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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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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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.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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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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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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