...institution of a military academy," he says, in the message, "is also recommended by cogent reasons. However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never to be without an adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies. The first would impair the energy of its character, and...

...liberties of the country ? The institution of a military academy is also recommended by cogent reasons. However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never to be without an adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies. The first would impair the energy of its character, and...

...following rationale for professional education and training in terms that have withstood the test of time: However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never to be without an adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies.... In proportion as the observance of pacific maxims might...