Veto Message
02/27/1797
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly consider...
Good government is the product of a well-informed and engaged citizenry.
The rights of individuals must be protected against infringement by the state.
Let us never forget that government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force.