Farewell Address
09/18/1796
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The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different de...
A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly consider...
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence—it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never ...