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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.
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.
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
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Study after study confirms that even when you control for variables like profession, education, hours worked, age, marital status, and children, men still are compensated substantially more - even in professions, like nursing, dominated by women. No wonder there's a gender gap.
Basically, fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past, the Islamists use religion to evoke emotions and passions in people who have been oppressed for a long time in order to reach their purpose.
Most cooks try to learn by making dishes. Doesn't mean you can cook. It means you can make that dish. When you can cook is when you can go to a farmers market, buy a bunch of stuff, then go home and make something without looking at a recipe. Now you're cooking.
As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce.
Rashness belongs to youth prudence to old age.
I believe there is complete equality between men and women. And I believe those passages in the New Testament, not by Jesus, but by Paul, that say women should not adorn themselves, they should always wear hats or color their hair in church - things like that - I think they are signs of the times and should not apply to modern-day life.
Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.
One's work usually occupies more than half of one's waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing.
The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.
I think I've got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to go to school. He couldn't read and write. But he was so smart. He was just one of those people that could just make the most of anything and everything that he had to work with.
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