As no appointment for these offices will be accepted without some emolument annexed, I submit to the consideration of Congress whether it may not be advisable to authorize a stipend to be allowed to two consuls for that coast in addition to the one already existing.
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An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people.
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
Good government is the product of a well-informed and engaged citizenry.
Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.
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