Congress have demonstrated their sense to be, and it were superfluous to repeat mine, that whatsoever will tend to accelerate the honorable extinction of our public debt accords as much with the true interest of our country as with the general sense of our constituents.
Washington acknowledges Congress's commitment to reducing public debt and aligns it with the nation's interests.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
A good government must be founded on the principle of justice and liberty for all its citizens.
I have finally determined to accept the commission of Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States.
I must not conceal from you my earnest wish that the choice had fallen upon a man less declined in years and better qualified to encounter the usual vicissitudes of war.
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