Special Message
01/19/1794
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Let us never forget that government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force.
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
The prosperity of a nation depends on the integrity of its institutions.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence—it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never ...