Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burthen whic

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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the...

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the...

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.

The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean...

The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean...

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his...

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his...

slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the...

slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the...

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

The aggregate happiness of society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous...

The aggregate happiness of society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous...

An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions...

An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions...

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe...

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.

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

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

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of...

Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of...

Lean liberty is better than fat slavery

Lean liberty is better than fat slavery