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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Enemy Fortune
I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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Belief Corner Darkness Earth Intellectual Rejoice Spring
Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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Ability Country Duty Men Responsiblity Save
The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Nation Peace Victim
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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Character Firm Honesty Maintain Man Virtue
If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Dumb Freedom Sheep Slaughter.Speech
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.
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Necessary Retirement Shade Weight Welcome
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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Hour People Produce Refection Situation Sleep War
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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Appearance Exist Man Religion Sentiment
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Effective Peace Prepare War
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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Connection Country Currency Declare Duty Government Money Value
A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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Education Government Object Science Youth
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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Alive Breast Celestial Conscience Labor Spark
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Men One Liner Virtue
Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Diffusion Importance Institution Knowledge Object Promote
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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Conduct Connection Foreign Government Politics Possible Relationship Rules
Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Business Coffee Decision Entrepreneur One Liner Planning
Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Argument Judgement Modest Strive Submission Superior
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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Emperor Farm Inspirational One Liner World
A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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Convince Government Human Nature Knowledge Man Principles
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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Desire Instrument Music Place Powerful Prosperity Secure
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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Creation God Imagination Object Punishment Purpose Reward
99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Excuse Failure Inspirational One Liner People Success
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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Enlight Fight Hope Liberty Peace Religion Society
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.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Country Deserve Happiness Knowledge Literature Promotion Public Science

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