12/31/1784
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"In every country, knowledge is the surest base of public happiness."
"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and a..."
"In this land of equal liberty, it is our boast that a man's religious tenets will not forfeit the protection of the law."
"A Nation that does not care for its soldiers will cease to exist as a Nation."