George Washington, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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In one respect Washington has lost in definition. His name and renown are taken for granted, and his individuality has thus lost. He is mentioned, but his opinions are not studied, and the words of his writings have been forgotten. The tribute to his memory in tended in these volumes must be found in a close de pendence upon his letters and State papers. It is not as a soldier or as a President that I have sought to draw him nor do I wish to write a history of the times to show Washington's relations to his contemporaries. I have endeavored to make the man write his own biography, using his own phrases and words to illustrate his attitude towards public questions and public char acters. I cannot but feel that much more could have been included in this plan, but any modification of the scheme would have led me into too wide a field for the limits set to these volumes.

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