this government, the offspring of your own choice uninfluenced and unawed adopted upon full investigation and mature deliberation, completely free in its principles and the di uniting security with energy and containing within itself a provision for its own amendment has a just claim to your confidence and your support. respect for its authority, compliance with its laws, acquiescence in its measures, our duty's enjoyed by the fundamental maxims of true liberty. the basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. but the constitution which at any time exists until changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people is sacredly obligatory upon all. the very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government pre-supposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government. towards the preservation of your government and the permanency of your present happy state it is requisite not only that you steadily discountenance your regular opposition to its acknowledged authority but also that y

representatives in both houses of congress, the spirit of that measure continually governed me, uninfluenced by any attempts to deter or divert me from it. after deliberate examination with the aid of the best lights i could obtain, i was well satisfied our country under all the circumstances of the case had a right to take and was bound in duty and interest to take a neutral position. having taken it, i determined as far as should depend upon me to maintain it with moderation, perseverance and firmness. the considerations which respect the right to hold this conduct, it's not necessary to detail. i will only observe that according to my understanding of the matter, that right so far from being denied by any of the belligerent powers has been virtually admitted by all. the duty of holding a neutral conduct may be inferred without anything more. from the obligation that justice and humanity imposed on every nation in cases in which it is free to act to maintain in violent relations towards other nations. the inducements of interest for observing that conduct will best be referred to your own

on the constitution, this government, the off spring of your own choice uninfluenced and unawed adopted upon full investigation and mature deliberation, completely free in its principles, in the distribution of powers uniting energy and a provision of its amendment as a just claim to your confidence and your support. respect for its authority, compliance with its laws, acquiescence in measures are duties enjoyed by the fundamental maksims of true liberty. the basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and alter their constitutions of government. but the constitution which at any time exists until changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people is obligatory on all. the very idea of the power and right of the people to establish government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government. toward the preservation of your government it is requisite not only that you discountenance to its acknowledged authority but also resist with care the spirit of innovation upon principles however specious is the pretexts. a famous pass sablg

this government, the offspring of our own choice, uninfluenced and unodd, adopted upon full investigation and mature deliberation, completely free in principals and the distribution of powers, uniting security with energy and containing within itself a provision for their own amendment has a just claim for confidence and support. respect for authority, compliance with the laws and acquiescence in measures are duties enjoyed by the fundamental maxims of produce liberties. the basis of political systems is the right of the people to make and alter their constitutions of government. but the constitution which at any time exists until changed by an explicit and optic act of the whole people is sacredly obligatory upon all. the very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish a government presupposes the duty of every individual to a bay the established government. all obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations and the whatever plausible character with the real design to direct, control, counteract or awe the regular deliberations of the constit

been too defensive, too distancing from his faith, and, you know, essentially promising to be uninfluenced by his religious upbringing as president. he declared himself -- he just reread the speech yesterday. he declared himself against an ambassador to the vatican, for instance. he declared that it would be somehow improper for pastors or prelits to try to influence the votes of the people or the -- or the actions of public officials. criticism is fairly widespread of this speech. just a little over a year ago. the great first -- former federal judge and not a catholic himself gave a talk at notre dame in which he roundly criticized kennedy's speech as contradicting many of the traditions of the freedom of religion. >> we'll pause for a break. promise you sex when we come back. we will get to sex, contracepti contraception. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning...