All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.
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America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Duty is ours, results are God's.
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