Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
GEORGE WASHINGTONReligious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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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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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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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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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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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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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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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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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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