Second Annual Address
12/31/1791
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Observe good faith and justice towards all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
To such men I shall cheerfully yield the palm of genius and talents to serve our common country.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence—it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never ...
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.