A Worthy Quote

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"To grant that there is a supreme intelligence who rules the
world and has established laws to regulate the actions of his
creatures; and still to assert that man, in a state of nature,
may be considered as perfectly free from all restraints of law
and government, appears to a common understanding altogether
irreconcilable.  Good and wise men, in all ages, have embraced
a very dissimilar theory.  They have supposed that the deity,
from the relations we stand in to himself and to each other, has
constituted an eternal and immutable law, which is indispensably
obligatory upon all mankind, prior to any human institution
whatever.  This is what is called the law of nature....Upon this
law depend the natural rights of mankind."

-- Alexander Hamilton

(My Note:  The law of nature is the Laws of GOD. It's interesting to note that "The Laws of Nature" is an adopted legal term in the foundation of American Law. For those who don't know, the Holy Bible was quoted verbatim, Chapter and Verse, for many of the laws first adopted in this country. Violations of certain types are still known as against the "Laws of Nature".)

[Pizza_Mahal]

"All war is based on deception." -- Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of
Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits,
and humbly to implore his protection and favors."

-- George Washington (Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789)

Reference: George Washington: A Collection, W.B. Allen, ed. (543)

[Soldier4Christ]

George Washington's Morning Prayer:
O eternal and everlasting God, I presume to present myself this morning before thy Divine majesty, beseeching thee to accept of my humble and hearty thanks, that it hath pleased thy great goodness to keep and preserve me the night past from all the dangers poor mortals are subject to, and has given me sweet and pleasant sleep, whereby I find my body refreshed and comforted for performing the duties of this day, in which I beseech thee to defend me from all perils of body and soul.
Direct my thoughts, words and work. Wash away my sins in the immaculate blood of the lamb, and purge my heart by thy Holy Spirit, from the dross of my natural corruption, that I may with more freedom of mind and liberty of will serve thee, the ever lasting God, in righteousness and holiness this day, and all the days of my life.
Increase my faith in the sweet promises of the Gospel. Give me repentance from dead works. Pardon my wanderings, & direct my thoughts unto thyself, the God of my salvation. Teach me how to live in thy fear, labor in thy service, and ever to run in the ways of thy commandments. Make me always watchful over my heart, that neither the terrors of conscience, the loathing of holy duties, the love of sin, nor an unwillingness to depart this life, may cast me into a spiritual slumber. But daily frame me more and more into the likeness of thy son Jesus Christ, that living in thy fear, and dying in thy favor, I may in thy appointed time attain the resurrection of the just unto eternal life. Bless my family, friends & kindred unite us all in praising & glorifying thee in all our works begun, continued, and ended, when we shall come to make our last account before thee blessed Saviour, who hath taught us thus to pray, our Father.

[Soldier4Christ]

1Ti 2:1  I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
1Ti 2:2  For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.


Pro 28:2  For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.


Pro 21:1  The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.


Pro 8:15  By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

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"Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of. Our enemies
are numerous and powerful; but we have many friends, determining
to be free, and heaven and earth will aid the resolution. On you
depend the fortunes of America. You are to decide the important
question, on which rest the happiness and liberty of millions
yet unborn. Act worthy of yourselves."

-- Joseph Warren (Boston Massacre Oration, 6 March 1775)

Reference: Life and Times of Joseph Warren, Frothingham (435)

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"Were the pictures which have been drawn by the political jealousy
of some among us faithful likenesses of the human character, the
inference would be, that there is not sufficient virture among
men for self-government; and that nothing less than the chains
of despotism can restrain them from destroying and devouring
one another."

-- Alexander Hamilton and James Madison (Federalist No. 55,
15 February 1788)

Reference: The Federalist

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"The only title in our democracy superior to that of president is the title of citizen."

President Woodrow Wilson in 1916

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"Nothing then is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable
rights of man."

-- Thomas Jefferson (Letter to John Cartwright, 5 June 1824)

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"Some talked, some wrote, and some fought to promote and establish
it, but you and Mr. Jefferson thought for us all.  I never take
a retrospect of the years 1775 and 1776 without associating
your opinions and speeches and conversations with all the great
political, moral, and intellectual achievements of the Congress
of those memorable years."

-- Benjamin Rush (to John Adams, 17 February 1812)

[Soldier4Christ]

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"Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has
a right to concentrate your affections.  The name of American,
which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always
exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation
derived from local discriminations."

-- George Washington (Farewell Address, 19 September 1796)

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"... [The Judicial Branch] may truly be said to have neither FORCE
nor WILL, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the
aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments."

-- Alexander Hamilton (Federalist No. 78, 1788)

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"His person, you know, was fine, his stature exactly what one
would wish, his deportment easy, erect and noble."

-- Thomas Jefferson (on George Washington in a letter to Dr. Walter
Jones, 2 January 1814)

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"When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen;
and we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in the happy hour
when the establishment of American Liberty, upon the most firm
and solid foundations shall enable us to return to our Private
Stations in the bosom of a free, peacefully and happy Country."

-- George Washington (address to the New York Legislature, 26
June 1775)

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"The example of changing a constitution by assembling the wise
men of the state, instead of assembling armies, will be worth as
much to the world as the former examples we had give them. The
constitution, too, which was the result of our deliberation,
is unquestionably the wisest ever yet presented to men."

-- Thomas Jefferson (letter to David Humphreys, 18 March 1789)