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"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
Source: Speech: First Annual Address to Congress, January 8, 1790
"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all."
Source: Letter: Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments, July 29, 1759
"I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent."
"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God."
Source: Speech: Address to the Constitutional Convention, 1787
"Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline."
Source: Inspired by: Document: General Orders, January 1, 1776
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