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First Principles: Knowledge Is, In Every Country, the Surest Basis of Public Happiness

“Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of public happiness.” – George Washington (1790)

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First Principles: Knowledge Is, In Every Country, The Surest Basis of Public Happiness

“Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of public happiness.” – George Washington, First Annual Message, 1790

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First Principles: Public Liberty Will Not Long Survive the Total Extinction of Morals

“The diminution of public virtue is usually attended with that of public happiness, and the public liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals.” – Samuel Adams    

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