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On the power of perseverance.

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Mar 3, 1797

An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people.

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

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Sep 18, 1796

Those who are well informed about their rights and duties make the best citizens.

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The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.

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