Our country abounds in the necessaries, the arts, and the comforts…

Our country abounds in the necessaries, the arts, and the comforts of life. A general prosperity is visible in the public countenance.

James Madison

Second Inaugural Address of James Madison · 1813

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Madison, James. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1813, House Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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