“It is better to be alone than in bad company.”
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The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.