r.

Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy,
and profitable. It may, for a while, be irksome to do this, but that
will wear off; and the practice will produce a rich harvest forever
thereafter, whether in public or in private walks of life.

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SAID BY WASHINGTON

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving
peace.

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There is a rank due to the United States among nations which will be
withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.

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The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that
disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has
ordained.

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The very idea of the power and right of the people to establish
government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the
established government.

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If there was the same propensity in mankind for investigating the
motives, as there is for censuring the conduct, of public characters, it
would be found that the censure so freely bestowed is oftentimes
unmerited and uncharitable.

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Where is the man to be found who wishes to remain indebted for the
defense of his own person and property to the exertions, the bravery,
and the blood of others, without making one generous effort to repay the
debt of honor and gratitude?

There is no truth more thoroughly established than that there exists in
the economy and course of nature an indissoluble union between virtue
and happiness, between duty and advantage, between the genuine maxims of
an honest and magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public
prosperity and felicity.

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Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence the jealousy of a free
people ought to be constantly awake.

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It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any
portion of the foreign world.

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The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is to have
with them as little political connection as possible.

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There can be no greater error than to expect or calculate upon real
favors from