George Washington: “To be an American citizen is to be a member of a nation founded on principles of justice, liberty, and equality.”

Believe me, sir, no one can more cordially approve of the wise and prudent measures of your Administration.

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

I can not express how greatly affected I am at this new proof of public confidence.

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.