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" I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march with them at their head for the relief of Boston. "
George Washington - Seite 124
von Henry Cabot Lodge - 1889
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American Statesmen: An Interpretation of Our History and Heritage

Edward Howard Griggs - 1927 - 392 Seiten
...as, "The most eloquent speech ever made." It is so brief it can be quoted entire. Washington stood up and said: "I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march myself at their head for the relief of Boston".* That was his "most eloquent speech": a man of deeds,...
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The Constitutional Review, Band 6

1922 - 270 Seiten
...made what one of his contemporaries described as "the most eloquent speech that ever was made." He said : "I will raise a thousand men, subsist them...expense, and march them to the relief of Boston." In the course of the summer delegates to the congress were appointed in all the colonies except Georgia....
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Portraits - personalities: 101 classic one minute cinematographic portraits

2004 - 320 Seiten
...and when the trouble finally came to a head in New England, he declared in the Virginia Convention, "I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own...expense, and march them to the relief of Boston." Men of that spirit and of Washington's military reputation were rare, and largely by the urgency of...
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The Ohio State University Monthly, Band 7

Ohio State University. Alumni Association - 1915 - 550 Seiten
...Washington's. Perhaps you do not remember that, though it is easier to remember and better worth remembering: "I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own...expense, and march them to the relief of Boston." When the first Congress met at Philadelphia he was one of the three delegates from Virginia: and although...
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Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting of the Iowa State Bar Association ...

Iowa State Bar Association - 1911 - 796 Seiten
...shortest and most eloquent speech in our language — ' ' I will muster one thousand men, arm and equip them at my own expense, and march them to the relief of Boston. ' ' His was the stately figure who had drawn his sword, wheeled his Virginia thoroughbred, and under...
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Patriots

A. J. Langguth - 1989 - 644 Seiten
...if the Bostonians began to fight the British. As the arguments raged, Washington had risen to say, "I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense and march myself at their head for the relief of Boston." It was the most eloquent speech that Lynch had ever...
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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register,: Volume 29 1875

New England Historic Genealogical Society Staff - 1995 - 542 Seiten
...Virginia Convention that speech which Lynch of Carolina says is the most eloquent that ever was made : " I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march with them at their head for the relief of Boston." These were his words, — and his name is Washington....
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What Makes America Great?: Land of Freedom, Honor, Justice, and Opportunity

Lon Cantor - 2003 - 244 Seiten
...Congress. From the tenor of the debates, he became convinced that action, not words, was required. He said, "I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march myself at their head for the relief of Boston." Always a man of his word Washington went back to Virginia...
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Turner's Worms... . . Realizing Expectations

A. A. Sorensen - 2004 - 414 Seiten
...trip north, and debated what to do if the Bostonians began to fight the British. Washington defiantly said, "I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense and march myself at their head for the relief of Boston." Patrick Henry claimed to be "no longer a Virginian,...
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Anecdotes of Public Men, Band 2

John Wien Forney - 1881 - 452 Seiten
...Convention, that speech which Lynch, of Carolina, says is the most eloquent speech that ever was made : 'I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march with them at their head for the relief of Boston.' These were his words— and his name is Washington."...
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