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When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

George Washington

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.

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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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Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.

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Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.

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The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.

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I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution.

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Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

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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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There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.

George Washington