Special Message
03/24/1796
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I hope that I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the ...
I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.
Each citizen must contribute to the common defense, which is the foundation of our security.
The power of the government comes from the consent of the governed.