Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe 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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Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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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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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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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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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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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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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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 peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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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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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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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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