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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.

George Washington

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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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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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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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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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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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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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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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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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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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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