Letter to James Madison
02/20/1798
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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence—it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never ...
Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force.
Observe good faith and justice towards all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.