I can not express how greatly affected I am at this new proof of public confidence.
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.
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 co...
I lay before you for your consideration a treaty which has been negotiated and concluded on the 29th day of June last by...
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 i...
To such men I shall cheerfully yield the palm of genius and talents to serve our common country.
To be an American citizen is to be a member of a nation founded on principles of justice, liberty, and equality.
An informed and active citizenry is essential for democracy.
A government that is not of the people is not a just government.
Patriotism is a commitment to the common good, not personal gain.
Liberty and justice are the cornerstones of our democracy.
