Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIt 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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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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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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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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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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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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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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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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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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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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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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