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Happy Birthday*, George Washington
Feb. 22nd, 2011 12:16 am
"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen..." - Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee
For his was the singular destiny and merit, of leading the armies of his country successfully through an arduous war, for the establishment of its independence; of conducting its councils through the birth of a government, new in its forms and principles, until it had settled down into a quiet and orderly train; and of scrupulously obeying the laws through the whole of his career, civil and military, of which the history of the world furnishes no other example. . . . These are my opinions of General Washington, which I would vouch at the judgment seat of God, having been formed on an acquaintance of thirty years. . . .I felt on his death, with my countrymen, that 'verily a great man hath fallen this day in Israel.' - Thomas Jefferson
( An homage to my favorite red-headed president... )
