Farewell Address
09/18/1796
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
To such men I shall cheerfully yield the palm of genius and talents to serve our common country.
Under these circumstances, to discharge the dragoons does not seem to comport with economy.
None can serve it with purer intentions than I have done or with a more disinterested zeal.