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| I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent. | | Uncategorized | |
| If men are to be precluded from offering their sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can invite the consideration of mankind, reason is of no use to us; the freedom of speech may be taken away, and dumb and silent we may be led like sheep to the slaughter. | | Uncategorized | |
| If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. | | Uncategorized | |
| If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. | | Desire; Insults; Peace | |
| In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude | | Government | |
| In executing the duties of my present important station, I can promise nothing but purity of intentions, and, in carrying these into effect, fidelity and diligence | | Uncategorized | |
| In general I esteem it a good maxim, that the best way to preserve the confidence of the people durably is to promote their true interest | | Uncategorized | |
| In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to combine geographical situation, and sometimes other considerations, with abilities and fitness of known characters | | Government | |
| In the Enlightened Age and in this Land of equal Liberty it is our boast, that a man's religious tenets will not forfeit the protection of the Laws, nor deprive him of the right of attaining and holding the highest Offices that are known in the Unite | | Uncategorized | |
| In the second half, we were down and we couldn't get back up. | | Uncategorized | |
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| It gave us a chance to reassess what our country stands for, what our freedoms mean and what our responsibility is, | | Uncategorized | |
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| It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free Country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective Constitutional Spheres; avoiding in the exercise of the Powers o | | Uncategorized | |
| It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible. | | Uncategorized | |
| It is my most ardent desire, not only to soften the inevitable calamities of war, but even to introduce on every occasion as great a share of tenderness and humanity, as can possibly be exercised in a state of hostility | | Uncategorized | |
| It is not the custom with me to keep money to look at | | Uncategorized | |
| It is only after time has been given for a cool and deliberate reflection that the real voice of the people can be known | | Uncategorized | |
| It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world | | Uncategorized | |
