Let us, then, with redoubled vigilance, be on our guard against yielding to the temptation of the exercise of doubtful powers, even under the pressure of the motives of conceded temporary advantage and apparent temporary expediency.
He urges vigilance against the misuse of power, even when it seems advantageous in the short term.
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Unfortunately, it is against the Republic of Mexico, with which it is our special desire to maintain a good understanding, that such complaints are most numerous; and although earnestly urged upon its attention, they have not as yet…
Our forefathers were trained to the wisdom which conceived and the courage which achieved independence by the circumstances which surrounded them, and they were thus made capable of the creation of the Republic.
To us of this generation remains the not less noble task of maintaining and extending the national power.
These results have not been attained without passing through trials and perils, by experience of which, and thus only, nations can harden into manhood.
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