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However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.
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Leadership is not only having a vision, but also having the courage, the discipline, and the resources to get you there.
The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury.
Be Americans. Let there be no sectionalism, no North, South, East or West. You are all dependent on one another and should be one in union. In one word, be a nation. Be Americans, and be true to yourselves.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
Honesty is always the best policy.
Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.
99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
It is impossible to govern the world without God. It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits and humbly implore his protection and favor.
A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.
You have only one way to convince others, listen to them.