Farewell Address
09/18/1796
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A nation must be built on principles of fairness and justice.
Let us never forget that government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force.
The rights of individuals must be protected against infringement by the state.
I hope that I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the ...