Special Message
04/15/1794
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Each citizen must contribute to the common defense, which is the foundation of our security.
Believe me, sir, no one can more cordially approve of the wise and prudent measures of your Administration.
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
I must not conceal from you my earnest wish that the choice had fallen upon a man less declined in years and better qual...