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Letter to John Jay

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Sep 18, 1796

A nation must be built on principles of fairness and justice.

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Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

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