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Self-defense is the clearest of all laws, and for this reason: lawyers didn't make it
Self-defense is the clearest of all laws, and for this reason: lawyers didn't make it
America was targeted for attack because we are the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world, and no read more
America was targeted for attack because we are the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world, and no one will keep that light from shining.
To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting read more
I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.
When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but they never ask the women read more
When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but they never ask the women and children what they think
The Nation's first chief executive took his oath of office in April in New York City on the balcony of read more
The Nation's first chief executive took his oath of office in April in New York City on the balcony of the Senate Chamber at Federal Hall on Wall Street. General Washington had been unanimously elected President by the first electoral college, and John Ad
We ought to be persuaded that the propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards read more
We ought to be persuaded that the propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained.
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your read more
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.