Farewell Address
09/18/1796
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
Those who have been blessed with the privileges of education should be the guardians of those privileges for the benefit...
Good government is built on the principles of justice and equality.