Excerpt from Independence: A Story of the Revolution It is not only as a military genius that Washing ton should be regarded great, but as a statesman, a financier, a business man, a Christian gentleman, husband and son. We have no public character more pure, no mind more lofty nor far-seeing. His predictions breathe the spirit of prophecy.. Being of the Church of England doubtless brought upon him, in part, the opposition of Puritan New Eng land. Like the saviour of man, though oft re viled, yet, like a lamb, he ne'er ...
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Excerpt from Independence: A Story of the Revolution It is not only as a military genius that Washing ton should be regarded great, but as a statesman, a financier, a business man, a Christian gentleman, husband and son. We have no public character more pure, no mind more lofty nor far-seeing. His predictions breathe the spirit of prophecy.. Being of the Church of England doubtless brought upon him, in part, the opposition of Puritan New Eng land. Like the saviour of man, though oft re viled, yet, like a lamb, he ne'er reviled again. His heart was too full Of kindness, love and nobil ity to admit malice or revenge; and when'in power he was never known to punish a personal enemy. He lived for our country; he was our country, and his memory is to-day our glorious land of liberty. You can no more sever the brain and heart and retain life, than you can separate Washington from the United States and preserve our great republic. His name still cheers the American to battle for the ag which he first un furled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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