Special Message
02/14/1796
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The rights of individuals must be protected against infringement by the state.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence—it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never ...
Good government is built on the principles of justice and equality.
I lay before you for your consideration a treaty which has been negotiated and concluded on the 29th day of June last by...