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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONPerseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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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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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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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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