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Address of the Senate to George Washington, May 7, 1789

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Senate Address to George Washington, May 7, 1789

 

...We feel, sir, the force and acknowledge the justness of the observation that the foundation of our national policy should be laid in private morality.

 

If individuals be not influenced by moral principles, it is in vain to look for public virtue...

 

We commend you, sir, to the protection of Almighty God, earnestly beseeching Him long to preserve a life so valuable and dear to the people of the United States, and that your Administration may be prosperous to the nation and glorious to yourself.

 

If Americans cannot discipline or control themselves in personal behavior, then the government will do it for them. If we govern ourselves, the government governs less.

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