George Washington: “I shall conceive myself bound to exert the powers intrusted to me by the Constitution in order to carry into faithful…”

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people.

Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.

Satisfied, therefore, that you have sincerely wished and endeavored to avert war, and exhausted to the last drop the cup of reconciliation, we can with pure hearts appeal to Heaven for the justice of our cause.