Farewell Address
09/18/1796
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Let us never forget that government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force.
A just government is one that respects the rights of all individuals.
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
Observe good faith and justice towards all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.