Who said “'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the…”?

“Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.”

“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.”

“Union may be strength, but it is mere blind brute strength unless wisely directed.”

“Coalitions though successful have always found this, that their triumph has been brief.”

“We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.”

“When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.”

“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”

“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”

“Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.”

“True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.”

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.”