"There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate upon real favours from Nation to Nation. 'Tis an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard."
- George Washington's Farewell Address, 1796.
Simply put, we should never have expectations of gifts or handouts, and the feeling of self-reliance to refuse them should always be in our hearts. It's a good quote at Christmastime, where everyone has too many expectations. As for us, we calculate that if Romanian beauty Castinel Menghia gave us any favors, that it would likely be an illusion as well... but we wouldn't let our pride get in the way of asking anyway..
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