Excerpt from The True American: Containing the Inaugural Addresses, Together With the First Annual Addresses and Messages of All the Presidents of the United States, From 1789 to 1839; The Declaration of Independence, and Constitution of the United States, With the Signers' Names<br><br>The Editor of this volume deems it proper to say a few words to his readers in explanation of the reasons which led him, after calm and mature deliberation, to give it to the world.<br><br>Its publication is principally intended for the benefit of the young men of our common country. They will soon wield the destinies and control the interests of this great nation, and it is very important that their minds should take a right direction, and be governed by right views, right principles, and right feel ings concerning our great political interests. The Messages of our Presidents, and the other papers embodied in this book, are thought to be eminently calculated to produce this effect.<br><br>Our political institutions were founded by wise men, and are the best, freest, and safest the world has ever seen. Their dura bilit depends upon the watchful care of the people. If' they shal ever have to mourn their overthrow, the primary cause will be found in a want of patriotic vigilance. The people must con stantl remember that the great foe of American liberty is a wealt y aristocracy. It has been and ever will be, from time to time, the duty of the state and national governments to check, by legal enactments, the influence and power of overgrown moneyed corporations; and it is the solemn duty of the people to protect and sustain them in such enactments.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.