Writings of George WashingtonG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908 - 567 Seiten |
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... occasion we might have better fortune . Without his inspiring ex- ample of unselfishness and devotion , it is doubtful if local jealousies could have been sufficiently sub- dued to bring the various colonial forces together into a ...
... occasion we might have better fortune . Without his inspiring ex- ample of unselfishness and devotion , it is doubtful if local jealousies could have been sufficiently sub- dued to bring the various colonial forces together into a ...
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... occasion was due to the quality to which so much of his success as a general must be attributed , -namely , his mastery of men and his ability to inspire confidence . In directness and simplicity of language , in cogency of argument ...
... occasion was due to the quality to which so much of his success as a general must be attributed , -namely , his mastery of men and his ability to inspire confidence . In directness and simplicity of language , in cogency of argument ...
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... occasion , if my nature did not recoil at the thought of submitting to measures , which I think subversive of every thing that I ought to hold dear and valuable , and did I not find , at the same time , that the voice of mankind is with ...
... occasion , if my nature did not recoil at the thought of submitting to measures , which I think subversive of every thing that I ought to hold dear and valuable , and did I not find , at the same time , that the voice of mankind is with ...
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... occasion , if the minis- try are determined to push matters to extremity , than history has ever yet furnished instances of in the annals of North America , and such a vital wound will be given to the peace of this great country , as ...
... occasion , if the minis- try are determined to push matters to extremity , than history has ever yet furnished instances of in the annals of North America , and such a vital wound will be given to the peace of this great country , as ...
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... , as a premeditated plan was laid for this pur- pose , and seemed to be succeeding to my utmost wish , and as no men seem better disposed to make the appeal than ours did upon that occasion , I John Augustine Washington 53.
... , as a premeditated plan was laid for this pur- pose , and seemed to be succeeding to my utmost wish , and as no men seem better disposed to make the appeal than ours did upon that occasion , I John Augustine Washington 53.
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adopted affairs ALEXANDER HAMILTON America appointed army attention believe BENJAMIN HARRISON Britain British Bryan Fairfax cause character circumstances citizens command communication conceive conduct consequences considered constitution convention DEAR SIR disposition distress doubt duty EDMUND RANDOLPH effect endeavor enemy evils execution exertions expected favor feel France friends give GOUVERNEUR MORRIS gress Hamilton happy honor hope important interest James River jealousy JOHN AUGUSTINE WASHINGTON JOSEPH REED justice laws legislature letter liberty manner March MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE Massachusetts matter means measures ment military militia mind MORRIS TOWN MOUNT VERNON nation nature necessary necessity never object obliged occasion officers opinion peace Pennsylvania Philadelphia political present PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS principles proper prospect purpose received respect sentiments sincere situation soldiers spirit things tion treaty troops Union United Virginia Washington whilst wish
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Seite 547 - There can be no greater error than to expect or calculate upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
Seite 542 - In the execution of such a plan nothing is more essential than that permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations and passionate attachments for others should be excluded and that in place of them just and amicable feelings toward all should be cultivated.
Seite 547 - ... it is folly in one nation to look for disinterested favors from another; that it must pay with a portion of its independence for whatever it may accept under that character...
Seite 525 - In the discharge of this trust, I will only say, that I have with good intentions contributed towards the organization and administration of the Government the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious in the outset of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience, in my own eyes — perhaps still more in the eyes of others — has strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself...
Seite 534 - They tend to render alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection. The inhabitants of our western country have lately had a useful lesson on this head. They have seen, in the negotiation by the executive, and in the unanimous ratification by the senate, of the treaty with Spain, and in the universal satisfaction at that event throughout the United States, a...
Seite 545 - Excessive partiality for one foreign nation, and excessive dislike of another, cause those whom they actuate to see danger only on one side, and serve to veil and even second the arts of influence on the other.
Seite 523 - I rejoice that the state of your concerns, external as well as internal, no longer renders the pursuit of inclination incompatible with the sentiment of duty or propriety; and am persuaded, whatever partiality may be retained for my services, that in the present circumstances of our country you will not disapprove my determination to retire.
Seite 527 - In looking forward to the moment which is intended to terminate the career of my public life, my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved country for the many honors it has conferred upon me...
Seite 526 - ... strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself; and every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome. Satisfied, that, if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have the consolation to believe, that, while choice and prudence invite me to .quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it.
Seite 541 - Promote then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.