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America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal - to discover and maintain liberty among men.

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital.

It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever.

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves.

The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people.

God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.

Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another.

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it.

There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.

I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

Lenity will operate with greater force, in some instances, than rigor. It is, therefore, my first wish, to have my whole conduct distinguished by it.

Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.

The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.