Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
GEORGE WASHINGTONArbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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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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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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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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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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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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