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... fact , in the needless part of it , was the most formidable waste of his time . He seems to have formed no correct idea of his own fame and what it meant , for he did not have a secretary until he found not only that he could not ...
... fact , in the needless part of it , was the most formidable waste of his time . He seems to have formed no correct idea of his own fame and what it meant , for he did not have a secretary until he found not only that he could not ...
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... facts with the absolutely clear perception which Washington had from the outset . Thus it was that when the war closed , one of the two ruling ideas in Washington's mind was to as- sure the future which he saw opening before the country ...
... facts with the absolutely clear perception which Washington had from the outset . Thus it was that when the war closed , one of the two ruling ideas in Washington's mind was to as- sure the future which he saw opening before the country ...
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... fact that by his ownership of land he had a personal inter- est in the enterprise . He looked far beyond his own lands , but he was glad to have his property developed , and with his usual freedom from any- thing like pretence , he drew ...
... fact that by his ownership of land he had a personal inter- est in the enterprise . He looked far beyond his own lands , but he was glad to have his property developed , and with his usual freedom from any- thing like pretence , he drew ...
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... facts as they were ; he under- stood the fact called " George Washington " as perfectly as any other , and although he wanted re- tirement and privacy , he had no mock modesty in estimating his own place in the world . At the same time ...
... facts as they were ; he under- stood the fact called " George Washington " as perfectly as any other , and although he wanted re- tirement and privacy , he had no mock modesty in estimating his own place in the world . At the same time ...
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Henry Cabot Lodge. man ever dealing with facts as they actually were on this confused earth , and not turning aside be- cause things were not as they ought to be . Thus many a battle and campaign had been saved , and so inland navigation ...
Henry Cabot Lodge. man ever dealing with facts as they actually were on this confused earth , and not turning aside be- cause things were not as they ought to be . Thus many a battle and campaign had been saved , and so inland navigation ...
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Seite 26 - we can exist long as a nation without having lodged somewhere a power which will pervade the whole Union in as energetic a manner as the authority of the state governments extends over the several States." Thus with unerring judgment he put his finger on the vital point in the whole
Seite 20 - Fourth. The prevalence of that pacific and friendly disposition among the people of the United States, which will induce them to forget their local prejudices and policies ; to make those mutual concessions which are requisite to the general prosperity ; and in some instances to sacrifice their individual advantages to the interest of the
Seite 137 - as it is essential to the due administration of the government that the boundaries fixed by the Constitution should be preserved, a just regard to the Constitution and to the duty of my office, under all the circumstances of this case, forbid a compliance with your request.
Seite 39 - and with a mind oppressed with more anxious and painful sensations than I have words to express, set out for New York, with the best disposition to render service to my country, in obedience to its call, but with less hope of answering its expectations.
Seite 26 - the need of a national government that should deal with the individual citizens of the whole country and not with the States. " To be fearful," he continued, " of investing Congress, constituted as that body is, with ample authorities for national purposes, appears to me the very climax of popular absurdity and madness.
Seite 119 - submit; and you, gentlemen, are at liberty to make these sentiments known as the grounds of my procedure. While I feel the most lively gratitude for the many instances of approbation from my country, I can no otherwise deserve it than by obeying the dictates of my conscience. With due respect, I am,
Seite 151 - shall have traced the origin and progress of the insurrection, let them determine whether it has not been fomented by combinations of men, who, careless of consequences, and disregarding the unerring truth, that those who rouse cannot always appease a civil convulsion, have disseminated, from an ignorance or perversion of facts, suspicions, jealousies, and accusations of the whole government.
Seite 118 - GENTLEMEN : In every act of my administration I have sought the happiness of my fellow-citizens. My system for the attainment of this object has uniformly been to overlook all personal, local, and partial considerations ; to contemplate the United States as one great whole ; to confide that sudden impressions, and erroneous, would yield to candid
Seite 137 - should be preserved, a just regard to the Constitution and to the duty of my office, under all the circumstances of this case, forbid a compliance with your request.
Seite 16 - ought to be no object with us. On the contrary, until we have a little time allowed to open and make easy the ways between the Atlantic States and the western territory, the obstructions had better remain." He was right in describing himself as " singular " in his views on this matter, which