Special Message
04/07/1796
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A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence—it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never ...
It will be inconvenient and injurious to the public to dismiss the light dragoons as soon as notice of the law can be co...
Good government is built on the principles of justice and equality.