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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

George Washington

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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
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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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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Book Build Conceive Education Inspirational Knowledge
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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Age One Liner Perseverance Spirit Wonder
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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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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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
Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Conciliation Firm Inspirational Prudence
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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Bad Confession Excuse Honesty Lying Truth
Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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Enemy Fortune
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
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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Creation God Imagination Object Punishment Purpose Reward
Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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Confidence God Inspirational Strength
We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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Experience Healing Lesson Past Profit Purpose
Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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Committed Fault Revolution Rights
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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Constitution Government People Politics
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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Abuse Liberty Power Ruin
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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Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
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Enemy Experience Possession Prevention Teaching Wisdom
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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Action Advantage Business Conduct Execute Mature Proper Soul System
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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Beautiful Love Mother Owe Woman
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
A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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Fools Happiness Man One Liner Sensible Woman
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
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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Adversity Appellation Friendship Growth Inspirational Shocks True
The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Nation Peace Victim
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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