Special Message
01/01/1795
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The duty of holding a neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and hum...
I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.
Good governance demands the exercise of wisdom, patience, and courage.
The strength of a nation lies in the unity and integrity of its people.