Pater Patriæ
H. L. Mencken
If George Washington were alive today, what a shining mark he would be for the whole camorra of uplifters, forward-lookers and professional patriots!
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A Voice From The Past
This is what George Washington said in a letter to Major General John Sullivan dated 31 May 1779.
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Anonymous
Long after the victories of Washington over the French and English had made his name familiar to all Europe, Doctor Franklin chanced to dine with the English and French Ambassadors, when, as nearly as the precise words can be recollected, the following toasts were drunk:
“England—The Sun, whose bright beams enlighten and fructify the remotest corners of the earth.”
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