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1695. CONSTITUTION (The Federal), Preservation of.—[continued].

The preservation of the
General Government in its whole constitutional
vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace
at home and safety abroad, I deem [one of] the essential principles of our government,
and consequently [one of] those which ought
to shape its administration.—
First Inaugural Address. Washington ed. viii, 4. Ford ed., viii, 4.
(1801)