Farewell Address
09/18/1796
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Those services, and greater had I possessed ability to render them, were due to the unanimous calls of my country, and i...
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
The integrity of the government is essential to the welfare of the people.
The people must be vigilant and alert to maintain their freedom.