...slaves as well, had spoken and indeed memorized with satisfaction his very words. Because he replied, "When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen." Like the old Roman, Cincinnatus, who left his plow beside a half-dug furrow to heed the call to war,...

...that he "deplore[d] the unhappy Necessity" of his "Appointment" as General and Commander in Chief: "As to the fatal, but necessary Operations of War. When...assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen, & we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in that happy Hour, when the Establishment of American Liberty...

...and that they would return to being citizens at the end of the conflict. Now, he would do the same. "When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside...happy hour when the establishment of American Liberty upon the most firm and solid foundations, shall enable us to return to our private stations in the...

...religious freedom for every citizen of this country. Another quote attributed to General Washington: "When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen." San Antonio Rights and Perceptions Tree Higgins It is August 16, 2003. Lillith and I are traveling...

...rest of America) can drift off peacefully when slumber beckons.—Karl Zinsmeister, embedded in Iraq3 When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. —George Washington It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the press. It's...

...into Your Hands, and reassume the Character of our worthiest Citizen." Washington replied by saying, "When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen, & we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in that happy Hour, when the Establishment of American Liberty...

...when on his way to the American camp (June 20, 1775), he said to the New York Provincial Congress, " When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside...establishment of American liberty, on the most firm and solid foundation, shall enable us to return to our private stations, in the bosom of a free, peaceful and...

...suggestion — it was quite unnecessary. Accepting the attention, Washington responded, kindly saying that "when we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen," and, careful not to impart the idea of independence, substituted for " accommodation with our mother country...

...INTRODUCTION A quotation inscribed on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery, "When we assumed the soldier we did not lay aside the citizen," suggests that one of the privileges for which the citizen-soldiers of America are now fighting is that...

...liable to avoid the Scylla of propaganda on the one hand, and the Charybdis of boredom on the other. When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen. — GEORGE WASHINGTON. Newsletter OCTOBER 1945 This is an account of new developments within the I&E...