On the challenge of maintaining integrity.
03/14/1779
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the chara...
Each citizen must contribute to the common defense, which is the foundation of our security.
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.