Letter to John Jay
07/15/1795
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Justice is the constant and perpetual will to render every one his due.
Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.
The foundation of our national policy will be laid on the solid basis of the people's will.
Those services, and greater had I possessed ability to render them, were due to the unanimous calls of my country, and i...