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“It was by one Union that we achieved our independence and liberties, and by it alone can they be maintained.”
“ההכנות למלחמה הינן גירוי מתמיד לחשד ולמחשבות רעות.”
“ניתן להשוות את מדינתינו לבית חדש. חסרים בו דברים רבים, אך יש בו את הדבר החשוב מכול – חירות!”
“הכבוד הלאומי הוא הערך הלאומי הגבוה ביותר.”
“Our relations with the other powers of Europe have experienced no essential change since the last session.”
“Never did a government commence under auspices so favorable, nor ever was success so complete.”
“By the last returns to the Department of War the militia force of the several States may be estimated at 800,000 men - infantry, artillery, and cavalry.”
“The right of self defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals, and whether the attack be made by Spain herself or by those who abuse her power, its obligation is not the less strong.”
“A king without power is an absurdity.”
“If we look to the history of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so gigantic, of a people so prosperous and happy.”
“A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.”
“By these purchases the Indian title, with moderate reservations, has been extinguished to the whole of the land within the limits of the State of Ohio, and to a part of that in the Michigan Territory and of the State of Indiana.”
“The payments which have been made into the Treasury show the very productive state of the public revenue.”
“To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.”
“The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.”
“I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis.”
“National honor is the national property of the highest value.”
“It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty.”
“The principles and passions of men are always the same and lead to the same result, varying only according to the circumstances in which they are placed.”
“From several of the Indian tribes inhabiting the country bordering on Lake Erie purchases have been made of lands on conditions very favorable to the United States, and, as it is presumed, not less so to the tribes themselves.”