Show birthday it is difficult to get public holidays adequately celebrated but we miss something if we do not give a thought to george washington and consider the debt the american people owe him and the wise advice which he handed down to future generations if only the self seeking politicians who are so numerous in public affairs could be inspired by his example how differently the business of our country would proceed here was a man who never considered selfish advantages he refused any pay whatever for his services as commander of the revolutionary army and merely afred to have his expenses refunded after the war when he heard the year before the war broke out of the sufferings of boston in dealing with the royal tyranny in a spirit of superb generosity he said that he would raise a force of 1000 men maintain them at his own expense and march to the relief of that city in addition to vis rare power as a military strategist and leader of men he was gifted with a high integrity of character to which the slightest strain of suspicion never clung and he showed marcellous marvellous marv ellous thoroughness in performing any piece of work that came to him he could see big issues and plan out campaigns in a grand way and yet he had a passion for correctness of detail such qualities are rarely combined in one person the people who are good on small details can not usually lay out comprehensive plans and those who lay out comprehensive plans are apt to fall down on small details washington did both to perfection the picture of his stunning and romantic achievements and superb character should be drawn each year for young md old to admire and imitate |