09/18/1796
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"Nothing is more important than preserving the freedom and rights of individuals."
"I hope that I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."
"A nation is only as strong as its moral character."
"A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."