On international relations.
09/18/1796
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Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.
The duty of holding a neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and hum...
The integrity of the government is essential to the welfare of the people.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.