"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."
-George Washington
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"Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.“
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"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth."
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"The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure."
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