First Annual Address
01/08/1793
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
Liberty is a precious gift that must be safeguarded by all.
The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly consider...
I hope that I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the ...