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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 ab- solutely clear perception which Washington had from the outset . Thus it was that when the war closed , one of the two ruling ideas in Washing- ton's mind was to assure the future which he saw opening before the ...
... facts with the ab- solutely clear perception which Washington had from the outset . Thus it was that when the war closed , one of the two ruling ideas in Washing- ton's mind was to assure the future which he saw opening before the ...
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... fact that by his ownership of land he had a personal interest 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 anything like pretense , he drew at ...
... fact that by his ownership of land he had a personal interest 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 anything like pretense , he drew at ...
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... facts as they were ; he understood the fact called " George Washington " as perfectly as any other , and although he wanted retirement and privacy , he had no mock modesty in estimating his own place in the world . At the same time ...
... facts as they were ; he understood the fact called " George Washington " as perfectly as any other , and although he wanted retirement and privacy , he had no mock modesty in estimating his own place in the world . At the same time ...
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... 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 played its part now . It helped , among ...
... 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 played its part now . It helped , among ...
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