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Sep 18, 1796

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.

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Dec 11, 1796

Those services, and greater had I possessed ability to render them, were due to the unanimous calls of my country, and its approbation is my abundant reward.

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Mar 1, 1798

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

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