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... 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 arrange his immense mass of papers , but that he could not even keep up with his daily letters . His corre- spondence ...
... 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 arrange his immense mass of papers , but that he could not even keep up with his daily letters . His corre- spondence ...
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... idea of the occupations which filled Wash- ington's time , and the only wonder is that he dealt with them so easily and effectively . Yet the great- est and most important work , that which most deeply absorbed his mind , and which ...
... idea of the occupations which filled Wash- ington's time , and the only wonder is that he dealt with them so easily and effectively . Yet the great- est and most important work , that which most deeply absorbed his mind , and which ...
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... idea assumed much larger proportions and a much graver aspect . He perceived in it the first step toward the empire which he foresaw , and when he had laid down his sword and awoke in the peaceful morning at Mount Vernon , " with a ...
... idea assumed much larger proportions and a much graver aspect . He perceived in it the first step toward the empire which he foresaw , and when he had laid down his sword and awoke in the peaceful morning at Mount Vernon , " with a ...
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... idea of taking money for what he regarded as part of a great public policy . " I would wish , " he said , " that every individual who may hear that it was a favorite plan of mine may know also that I had no other motive for promoting it ...
... idea of taking money for what he regarded as part of a great public policy . " I would wish , " he said , " that every individual who may hear that it was a favorite plan of mine may know also that I had no other motive for promoting it ...
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... idea . There is something entirely frank and human in the way in which he says " George Washington , " instead of using the first pronoun singular . He always saw facts as they were ; he understood the fact called " George Washington ...
... idea . There is something entirely frank and human in the way in which he says " George Washington , " instead of using the first pronoun singular . He always saw facts as they were ; he understood the fact called " George Washington ...
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