Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
GEORGE WASHINGTONWe began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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Man is the religious animal.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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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.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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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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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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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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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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