True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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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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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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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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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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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.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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