To yield to the treasonable fury of so small a portion of the United States would be to violate the fundamental principle of our Constitution, which enjoins that the will of the majority shall prevail.
Sixth Annual Address to Congress
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Those who are well informed about their rights and duties make the best citizens.
I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.
Those services, and greater had I possessed ability to render them, were due to the unanimous calls of my country, and its approbation is my abundant reward.
A good government must be founded on the principle of justice and liberty for all its citizens.
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