"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..."
"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."
"None can serve it with purer intentions than I have done or with a more disinterested zeal."
"To such men I shall cheerfully yield the palm of genius and talents to serve our common country."
"The power of the government comes from the consent of the governed."
"Those who are well informed about their rights and duties make the best citizens."
"Observe good faith and justice towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all."
"The principles of justice and liberty must guide all government actions."
"Equality before the law is the foundation of justice."
"A well-informed citizenry is essential to a functioning democracy."
"The nation which indulges towards another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave."
"Good government is the product of a well-informed and engaged citizenry."
"Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."
"I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow citizens, the benign influence of g..."
