George Washington said "It is truly gratifying to me to learn that the proclamation has been considered as a seasonable guard against the interruption of the public peace." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 6, 1793

It is truly gratifying to me to learn that the proclamation has been considered as a seasonable guard against the interruption of the public peace.

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