09/18/1796
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"Peace and prosperity are the rewards of good government."
"A government that is of the people, by the people, and for the people is the best form of government."
"The happiness of the people is the highest law."
"Nothing is more essential than that permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments for others, should be excluded; and that, in place of them, just and amicab..."