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...forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service, with an upright zeal, the faults of incomThough in reviewing the incidents of my administration I am unconscious of intentional error, I am yet too sensible of my own deficiencies, not to think it possible that I have committed many errors...

...the assurance of my own conscience is, that I have, at least, believed myself to be guided by them. Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration,...too sensible of my defects not to think it probable I have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate...

...the assurance of my own conscience is, that I have, at least, believed myself to be guided by them. Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration,...too sensible of my defects not to think it probable I have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate...

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...strength and consistency which is necessary to give it, humanly speaking, the command of its own fortunes. Though in reviewing the incidents of my administration,...errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the xxvi — 981 Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which they may tend. I shall also carry with...

...strength and consistency which is necessary to give it, humanly speaking, the command of its own fortunes. Though in reviewing the incidents of my administration,...errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the XXV1 — 981 Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which they may tend. I shall also carry with...

...vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars may have occasioned. Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional errors, lam nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed...