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... possible to gain some 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 ...
... possible to gain some 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 ...
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... , immediately after his retreat to private life , to formulate and bring into existence such practical measures as were possible for the development of the West , believing that if Congress could not act , the people 8 GEORGE WASHINGTON.
... , immediately after his retreat to private life , to formulate and bring into existence such practical measures as were possible for the development of the West , believing that if Congress could not act , the people 8 GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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... possible com- mercial development of the colonies . Now the 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 ...
... possible com- mercial development of the colonies . Now the 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 ...
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... practical movement possible at the precise moment when it was begun , and it was character- istic of its author , who always found , even in the most discouraging conditions , something that could be done . 121 GEORGE WASHINGTON.
... practical movement possible at the precise moment when it was begun , and it was character- istic of its author , who always found , even in the most discouraging conditions , something that could be done . 121 GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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... possible or lasting . He was chiefly disturbed because he felt that there was " more wickedness than ignorance mixed in our councils , " and he grew more and more anxious as public affairs declined without apparently pro- ducing a ...
... possible or lasting . He was chiefly disturbed because he felt that there was " more wickedness than ignorance mixed in our councils , " and he grew more and more anxious as public affairs declined without apparently pro- ducing a ...
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