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…

Quote by George Washington

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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...

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

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...

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

Influence is no Government.

Influence is no Government.

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government,...

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government,...

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

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.

The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy...

The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy...

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,...

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,...

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...

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...

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...

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

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...

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest...

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest...

I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals,...

I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals,...

If God has spoken, why is not the universe convinced?

If God has spoken, why is not the universe convinced?