Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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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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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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Man is the religious animal.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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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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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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