Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
GEORGE WASHINGTONReal men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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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 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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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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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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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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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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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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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