03/04/1788
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"The wisdom of a few has often outweighed the clamor of many."
"A strong sense of the value of union induced the people, at a very early period, to institute a federal government."
"The Union will be more happy, more respectable, and more durable, if all the parts of it consider themselves as mutual friends and fellow-citizens."
"Among the many objects to which a wise and free people find it necessary to direct their attention, that of providing for their safety seems to be the first."