Farewell Address
09/18/1796
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Nothing is more essential than that permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachm...
An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people.
To such men I shall cheerfully yield the palm of genius and talents to serve our common country.
A nation is only as strong as its moral character.