“A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies.”
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“There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.”
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“One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.”
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“Life's great happiness is to be convinced we are loved.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
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