Farewell Address
09/18/1796
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force.
It will be inconvenient and injurious to the public to dismiss the light dragoons as soon as notice of the law can be co...
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people.