"Your late purchase of an estate in the……" — George Washington
"Your late purchase of an estate in the colony of Cayenne, with a view to emancipating the slaves on it, is a generous and noble proof of your humanity. Would to God a like spirit would diffuse itself generally into the minds of the people of this country; but I despair of seeing it."
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525 Quotes by George Washington
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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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The United States is in no way founded upon the Christian religion
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More Cayenne Quotes
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The famous herbalist Samuel Thompson used two herbs mainly, cayenne & lobelia. And with those two herbs, it is estimated…
— Richard M. Schulze
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Cayenne is most effective for heart and blood circulation problems, and for angina pectoris, palpitations, and cardiac arrhythmias. It's a…
— Richard M. Schulze
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Certain it is that scandal is good brisk talk, whereas praise of one's neighbor is by no means lively hearing.…
— William Makepeace Thackeray
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I think you have to be careful with spices. Kids' palates can be very delicate, and they might not like…
— Emeril Lagasse
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I just finished touring, and I'm on a detox thing. It's a heavy detox, so nothing in my belly except…
— Eddie Vedder
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Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, Tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper, or any…
— Henry Miller
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A cayenne heart can't be broken.
— Ritu Ghatourey
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My gun pop, tell me why would you try that. Porsche turbo, cayenne , ill buy that.
— 50 Cent
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Used to drive a Porsche, Porsche Cayenne. Trappin' in Iran got me dodging trash cans.
— Riff Raff
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Life is boiled potatoes. I am the cayenne pepper.
— Spencer Pratt
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