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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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George Washington (1732 - 1799), Fifth annual address to Congress, December 13, 1793
Delay is preferable to error.
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Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), Letter to George Washington, May 16, 1792
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
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George Washington (1732 - 1799)
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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George Washington (1732 - 1799)

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As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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George Washington (1732 - 1799)
The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered... deeply, ...finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.
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George Washington (1732 - 1799), First Inaugural Address, Apr. 30, 1789
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
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George Washington (1732 - 1799)
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow grow, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
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George Washington (1732 - 1799)
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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George Washington (1732 - 1799)
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
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George Washington (1732 - 1799)
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