The aggregate happiness of society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous policy, is, or ought to be, the end of all government

Quote by George Washington

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I conceive that a knowledge of books is the basis on which all other knowledge...

I conceive that a knowledge of books is the basis on which all other knowledge...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

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

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

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system,...

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system,...

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

Make the most of the hemp, seed and sow it everywhere.

Make the most of the hemp, seed and sow it everywhere.

Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by...

Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason...

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

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

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

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

No influence is so powerful as that of the mother.

No influence is so powerful as that of the mother.

A mother is she who can take the place of all others.

A mother is she who can take the place of all others.