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Mr. President- The nation of the United States of America was established on the ideals of liberty, equality, and individual rights. These values perpetuate our documents, government, and political ideologies; these foundations are especially prominent in the credo of the Democratic-Republicans, of whom I am an ardent member and proponent. I, as a firm Democratic-Republican, support states' rights and the common man, strict adherence to the Constitution, and defense of revolutionary ideals. Liberal meaures can be taken in all affairs, whether they be economic, political, or social. -Thomas Jefferson