George Washington
George Washington
George Washingtonwas the first President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the current United States Constitution and during his lifetime was called the "father of his country"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth22 February 1732
CountryUnited States of America
war 4th-of-july enemy
War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.
enemy easy all-time
It is at all times more easy to make enemies than friends.
enemy may glad
Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
brave enemy satisfaction
My brave fellows, let no sensation of satisfaction for the triumphs you have gained induce you to insult your fallen enemy. Let no shouting, no clamorous huzzaing increase their mortification. It is sufficient for us that we witness their humiliation. Posterity will huzza for us.
worst-enemy government shapes
It exists under different shapes in all Governments...but in those of the popular form it is seen in its greatest rankness and is truly their worst enemy.
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Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die.
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The most certain way to make a man your enemy is to tell him you esteem him such.
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government, presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established Government
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far worse than were Congress to enact no measure at all.
purpose solely
used solely for the purpose of encouraging American genius.
high
We had high expectations. We were just inconsistent.
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My brave fellows, ... you have done all I asked you to do and more than could be reasonably expected. But this country is at stake, your wives, your homes and everything you hold dear. You have borne yourself up with fatigues and hardships, but we know not how to spare you. If you consent to stay one month longer, you will render that service to the cause of liberty and this country which you probably could never do under any other circumstances.
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Why would the president bring this up? It's a difficult issue, may cause us to have to make a tough vote.