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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.

George Washington

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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Dumb Freedom Sheep Slaughter.Speech
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
If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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Desire Instrument Music Place Powerful Prosperity Secure
I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Deep Die Feets Hustle Inspirational Knees
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
Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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Enemy Fortune
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Attach Avoid Desire Insult Repel Revenge
To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Attitude Calumny Duty Perserve Reply Silence
There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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Enemy Meet Peace Prepare Produce
It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Government Moral Rules Species True Virtue
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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Age One Liner Perseverance Spirit Wonder
A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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Achievement Kindness Man Quality Rare Rich Value Virtue
Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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Depend Happiness Mind Person World
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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Action Attachment Convince Friendship Man True World
Every man thinks God is on his side.
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Believe God Man One Liner
The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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Degree Habit Nation Slave
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
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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Character Firm Honesty Maintain Man Virtue
Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Diffusion Importance Institution Knowledge Object Promote
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
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
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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Commerce Door Fraud Honesty Justice Money Paper Species State
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Confidence Courtesy Helping Intimate
The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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Fake False Internet Rumor
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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Borrow Interest One Liner Trouble Worry
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
The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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Conflict Hard Time Inspirational Success Triumph

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