I must not conceal from you my earnest wish that the choice had fallen upon a man less declined in years and better qual...
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
A good government must be founded on the principle of justice and liberty for all its citizens.
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 ...
If the bill passes into a law, the two companies of light dragoons will be from that moment legally out of service.
It is generally agreed that some cavalry, either militia or regular, will be necessary.
Under these circumstances, to discharge the dragoons does not seem to comport with economy.
It will be inconvenient and injurious to the public to dismiss the light dragoons as soon as notice of the law can be co...
I lay before you for your consideration a treaty which has been negotiated and concluded on the 29th day of June last by...
Those services, and greater had I possessed ability to render them, were due to the unanimous calls of my country, and i...
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 strength of our nation lies in the unity of its people.
Liberty and equality are the foundation of a just society.
Liberty and justice are the cornerstones of our democracy.
Patriotism is a commitment to the common good, not personal gain.
A government that is not of the people is not a just government.
