The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American PatriotOur nation's first president is not usually thought of as a man of words. Unlike the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials in the nation's capital, the Washington monument is inscribed with no words for the benefit of posterity. Yet Washington was keenly aware of the power and importance of language. From the time of his entrance into the public arena at the age of twenty to his death forty-seven years later, he produced a steady stream of letters, reports, memoranda, addresses, messages, and speeches designed to express his views and to persuade people to them. Here, collected in an elegant volume, is the authoritative selection of Washington's thoughts and observations culled from his public discourse and private correspondence. As we read his comments on subjects as diverse as government, foreign policy, religious freedom, friendship, character, and relations between the sexes, we find that his words are often as applicable to our own time as they were to his. |
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Here , collected in an elegant volume , is the authoritative selection of
Washington's houghts and observations culled from nis public discourse and
private correspondence . As we read his comments on subjects as diverse as
government ...
Here , collected in an elegant volume , is the authoritative selection of
Washington's houghts and observations culled from nis public discourse and
private correspondence . As we read his comments on subjects as diverse as
government ...
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At Mount Vernon after the war , Washington faced a staggering load of
correspondence from America and abroad . It occupied so much of his attention
that he often lamented the amount of time he was forced to divert from other
matters to ...
At Mount Vernon after the war , Washington faced a staggering load of
correspondence from America and abroad . It occupied so much of his attention
that he often lamented the amount of time he was forced to divert from other
matters to ...
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Although the bulk of his correspondence dealt with political and military affairs , a
fair portion of it revolved around family business , personal relations , and the
management of Mount Vernon . Notwithstanding the formal quality of his prose
on ...
Although the bulk of his correspondence dealt with political and military affairs , a
fair portion of it revolved around family business , personal relations , and the
management of Mount Vernon . Notwithstanding the formal quality of his prose
on ...
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Although the bulk of Washington's writing took the form of private
correspondence , his most consequential words were those he expressed
publicly . His speech to the potentially mutinous officers at Newburgh , New York ,
in the waning days ...
Although the bulk of Washington's writing took the form of private
correspondence , his most consequential words were those he expressed
publicly . His speech to the potentially mutinous officers at Newburgh , New York ,
in the waning days ...
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... 18 coquetry , 101 correspondence , vii - viii , x - xi , 18 courtesy , 19 cowardice ,
19 Crevecoeur , Hector St. John de , 6 Custis , Eleanor Parke , 36 , 55 , 57 , 67 ,
101 , 102 Custis , Elizabeth Parke , 32 , 56 Custis , George Washington Parke , X
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... 18 coquetry , 101 correspondence , vii - viii , x - xi , 18 courtesy , 19 cowardice ,
19 Crevecoeur , Hector St. John de , 6 Custis , Eleanor Parke , 36 , 55 , 57 , 67 ,
101 , 102 Custis , Elizabeth Parke , 32 , 56 Custis , George Washington Parke , X
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| Título | The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Autor | George Washington |
| Editor | Stephen Lucas |
| Compilado por | Stephen Lucas |
| Editor | Rowman & Littlefield, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0945612664, 9780945612667 |
| Largo | 110 páginas |
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