Veto Message
02/27/1797
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Nothing is more important than preserving the freedom and rights of individuals.
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the chara...
Let us never forget that government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force.
A strong nation is built on the foundation of unity and common purpose.