Farewell Address
09/18/1796
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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 chara...
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.
Nothing is more important than preserving the freedom and rights of individuals.