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The value of liberty was thus enhanced in our estimation by the difficulty of its attainment, and the worth of characters appreciated…
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To please everybody is impossible; were I to undertake it, I should probably please nobody.
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The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respected Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all…
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I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind,…
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[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands of our…
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The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body) may be…
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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The advancement of agriculture, commerce and manufactures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommendation. But I cannot forbear intimating…
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Every post is honourable in which a man can serve his country.
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To place any dependence upon militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff.
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Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere.
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The United States is in no way founded upon the Christian religion
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The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body) may be…
— George Washington
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The moments of the past do not remain still; they retain in our memory the motion which drew them towards the future,…
— Marcel Proust
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Failure or success seems to have been allotted to men by their stars. But they retain the power of wriggling, of fighting…
— E. M. Forster
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Tyranny is the exercise of some power over a man, which is not warranted by law, or necessary for the public safety.…
— Noah Webster
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All great enterprises have a pearl of faith at their core, and this must be ours: that Americans are still a people…
— Mitch Daniels
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Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time as are individuals. But in…
— Soren Kierkegaard
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If you listen to the great Beatle records, the earliest ones where the lyrics are incredibly simple. Why are they still beautiful?…
— Bruce Springsteen
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Though they live far from the coast, they retain a great fascination and passion for the ocean. The sound of crashing waves,…
— Christopher Paolini
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Failure or success seem to have been allotted to men by their stars. But they retain the power of wriggling, of fighting…
— EM Forster
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