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Farewell Address

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I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.

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A nation that values its freedom must also value its education and its institutions.

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Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.

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