First Annual Address
12/31/1795
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different de...
The nation that expects to be ignorant and free, expects what never was and never will be.
Each citizen must contribute to the common defense, which is the foundation of our security.