“To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.”
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
