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.
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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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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.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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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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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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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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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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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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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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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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We 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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