The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
First US President
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"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God."
Shocking"There is a Destiny which has the control of our actions, not to be resisted by the strongest efforts of Human Nature."
Strange & Unusual"The liberties of a nation can be sure only when there is a firm conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God."
Strange & Unusual"I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery."
Strange & Unusual"I am unwilling to be the only man in whom the love of my Country is not the ruling principle."
Shocking