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"War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason."

"Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad."

"The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government."

"What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty and Learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support?"

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."

"The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad."

"The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted, having been sufficiently illustrated by its works of genius, of erudition, and of science."

"Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense."

"The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war."

"A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both."
Exlpore more Trust quotes

"Trust your imagination, dreams, and hopes. Just never forget to take actions to justify your trust."

"Never be silent with persons you love and distrust," Mr. Carpenter had said once. "Silence betrays."

"It is always a difficult issue for each of us to trust one another yet we expect to be trusted by others."

"Only God is our reliable help and protection."

"I've yet to find another soul who believes in me with the same fervency as my mother."

"I know you'll do what's best for Annabeth.""How can you be sure?""Because she'd do the same for you."
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