Farewell Address
09/18/1796
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The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly consider...
The foundation of our national policy will be laid on the solid basis of the people's will.
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the chara...
Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force.