Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others. (Illustration by Ron Falkner)

Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people – a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, attached to the same principles of government, who have nobly established general liberty and independence. (Illustration by Ron Falkner)

Security against foreign danger is one of the primitive objects of civil society. It is an avowed and essential object of the American Union. The powers requisite for attaining it must be effectually confided to the federal councils. (Illustration by Ron Falkner)