01/01/1785
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"There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy."
"There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness."
"The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered... deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the ha..."
"The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the Republican model of Government are justly considered... deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hand..."