A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.

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National honor is the national property of the highest value.

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Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.

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The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.

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Never did a government commence under auspices so favorable, nor ever was success so complete.

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The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.

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The payments which have been made into the Treasury show the very productive state of the public revenue.

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Our relations with the other powers of Europe have experienced no essential change since the last session.

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Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all - liberty!

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I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis.

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