"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."
-George Washington
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"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.“
-George Washington
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