An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people.

It is with peculiar satisfaction I can say, that prompted by a high sense of duty in my attendance on public worship, I have been gratified by the liberal and interesting discourses delivered in your Churches.

Under these circumstances, to discharge the dragoons does not seem to comport with economy.

It is generally agreed that some cavalry, either militia or regular, will be necessary.

It will be inconvenient and injurious to the public to dismiss the light dragoons as soon as notice of the law can be conveyed to them.

If the bill passes into a law, the two companies of light dragoons will be from that moment legally out of service.

I lay before you for your consideration a treaty which has been negotiated and concluded on the 29th day of June last by Benjamin Hawkins, Andrew Pickens, and George Clymer, commissioners on behalf of the United States, with the Creek…

To such men I shall cheerfully yield the palm of genius and talents to serve our common country.

None can serve it with purer intentions than I have done or with a more disinterested zeal.

Those services, and greater had I possessed ability to render them, were due to the unanimous calls of my country, and its approbation is my abundant reward.

Nothing is more important than preserving the freedom and rights of individuals.

Justice is the foundation of all laws and the cornerstone of a just society.

A true patriot is one who works for the common good, not personal gain.

The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.

Liberty and justice are inseparable.

The power of the government comes from the consent of the governed.

The protection of individual rights is the cornerstone of a free society.

The rights of individuals must be defended with vigilance and courage.