George Washington: “I have directed the commissioner to whom the charge of adjusting this treaty has been committed to lay before you such…”

Satisfied, therefore, that you have sincerely wished and endeavored to avert war, and exhausted to the last drop the cup of reconciliation, we can with pure hearts appeal to Heaven for the justice of our cause.

I can not express how greatly affected I am at this new proof of public confidence.

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.