"Justice must be the foundation of all government actions."
"The future of our country depends on the wisdom of its leaders."
"An informed and active citizenry is essential for democracy."
"The protection of individual rights is the cornerstone of a free society."
"Liberty and equality are the foundation of a just society."
"To maintain our freedoms, we must uphold the principles of justice and equality."
"The extraordinary expenses to be incurred in the present year in supporting our foreign intercourse I find will require a provision beyond the ordinary appropriation and the additional $20,000 already..."
"The measures now in operation for taking possession of the posts of Detroit and Michilimackinac render it proper that provision should be made for extending to these places and any others alike circum..."
"I lay before you, for your consideration and advice, an explanatory article proposed to be added to the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation between the United States and Great Britain."
"I now nominate Jeremiah Wadsworth to be a commissioner to hold a treaty with the Cohnawaga Indians."
"Herewith I lay before you a letter from the Attorney-General of the United States, relative to compensation to the attorneys of the United States in the several districts, which is recommended to your..."
"admission as a State, by its Delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever"