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


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GEORGE WASHINGTON Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and ...
GEORGE WASHINGTON I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adop...
GEORGE WASHINGTON Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, mor...
GEORGE WASHINGTON The Eyes of all our Countrymen are now upon us, and we shall have their blessings, and praises, if h...
GEORGE WASHINGTON Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness
GEORGE WASHINGTON