Character Portraits of Washington as Delineated by Historians, Orators and Divines: Selected and Arranged in Chronological Order with Biographical Notes and ReferencesR. M. Lindsay, 1887 - 351 Seiten |
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... integrity and judgment , the permanence of our constitutional experiment ; and , to its firmness and patriotism , our position as a nation . All Americans should study and venerate it . At all times and places , in peace and in war , in ...
... integrity and judgment , the permanence of our constitutional experiment ; and , to its firmness and patriotism , our position as a nation . All Americans should study and venerate it . At all times and places , in peace and in war , in ...
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... integrity and honour , his engaging in the cause of his country from sentiment and a conviction of her wrongs , his moderation in politics , his extensive property , and his approved abilities as a commander , were motives which ...
... integrity and honour , his engaging in the cause of his country from sentiment and a conviction of her wrongs , his moderation in politics , his extensive property , and his approved abilities as a commander , were motives which ...
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... integrity of his actions . Virginia , I believe , is the only country in which he has enemies ; every where else I never heard his name pronounced but with a mixture of respect , gratitude , and affection . The Ameri- cans seem to ...
... integrity of his actions . Virginia , I believe , is the only country in which he has enemies ; every where else I never heard his name pronounced but with a mixture of respect , gratitude , and affection . The Ameri- cans seem to ...
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... integrity , it must be considered as singularly fortunate , that he should have expe- rienced a lot , which so seldom falls to the portion of humanity , and have passed through such a variety of scenes without stain and with- out ...
... integrity , it must be considered as singularly fortunate , that he should have expe- rienced a lot , which so seldom falls to the portion of humanity , and have passed through such a variety of scenes without stain and with- out ...
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... integrity and unvarying patriotism : his own superiority and the public confidence alike marked him as the man designed by heaven to lead in the great political as well as military events which have distinguished the era of his life ...
... integrity and unvarying patriotism : his own superiority and the public confidence alike marked him as the man designed by heaven to lead in the great political as well as military events which have distinguished the era of his life ...
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