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The American Continents, By The Free And Independent Condition By Which They Have Assumed And Maintained, Are Henceforth Not To Be Considered As Subjects For Future Colonization By Any European Powers.

If We Look To The History Of Other Nations, Ancient Or Modern, We Find No Example Of A Growth So Rapid, So Gigantic, Of A People So Prosperous And Happy.

If America Wants Concessions, She Must Fight For Them. We Must Purchase Our Power With Our Blood.

The Citizens Of The United States Cherish Sentiments The Most Friendly In Favor Of Liberty And Happiness...beyond The Atlantic. In The Wars Of The European Powers In Matters Relating To Themselves We Have Never Taken Any Part, Nor Does It Comport With Our Policy To Do So. It Is Only When Our Rights Are Invaded Or Seriously Menaced That We Resent Injuries.

The Payments Which Have Been Made Into The Treasury Show The Very Productive State Of The Public Revenue.