In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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The best hemp and the best tobacco grow on the same kind of soil. The former article is of the first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country. The latter, never useful.
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Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
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Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.
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