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I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. ... - MORE I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.

George Washington

patriotism

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It is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief. It is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.

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gambling

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Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent con... - MORE Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities.

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Europe and the United States

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Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government. Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

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government

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When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

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Army

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I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of p... - MORE I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow citizens, the benign influence of good laws under a free government, the ever favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust, of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers.

George Washington

retirement

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The tumultuous populace of large cities are ever to be dreaded. Their indiscriminate violence prostrates for the time all public a... - MORE The tumultuous populace of large cities are ever to be dreaded. Their indiscriminate violence prostrates for the time all public authority, and its consequences are sometimes extensive and terrible.

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riots

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There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experi... - MORE 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.

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international relations

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

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alliances

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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship ... - MORE Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

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friends | friendship

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