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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONDiscipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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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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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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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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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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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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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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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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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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