Show washington man patriot statesman C physical and moral was wan 1 a part of his nature and whether in IB battle or in the midst of popular excitement he was fearless of danger an and d regardless of consequences to himself sparks jared the life of george washington p at all times and amid all conditions washington rang true to the note of a splendid manhood hypocrisy and a trafficking in expedients tor for popular applause no more match with his life than the crime of murder he had bad little of the captivating style of speech or manner but regard tor for the nobility of his character rather than any rhetorical art or charm of personal address on his part kept wavering lines front from retreat in battle and from mutiny amid privation and nd suffering to which our neglect had exposed the soldiers of the revolution underwood oscar the career and the words of washington p 12 state society of cincinnati philadelphia pa february 22 1912 his personal triumph then came the horrors of valley forge and of the winters in morris county those were the days d ays when desertions were many and enlistments were ivere few when washington dared not give open bat battle tle and there was hardly left to him a place tor for retreat then came the conway conspiracy and the ambition of gates and the cowardice of lee and the treason of arnold and a series of persecutions so petty so bitter so malignant that it Is amazing how washington survived them then too came defeats like that at brandywine and battles of uncertain meaning like that at monmouth it Is easy top for us as we read these events in the light of the issue to keep up our courage and understand the triumph that finally came but it was a very different thing for washington congress was weak meddlesome and vacillating the soldiers were raw undisciplined and sometimes mutinous there were jealousies and libels and forgeries and slanders almost beyond our present ability to believe when I 1 recall calmness in the midst of exasperating annoyances his unselfish loyalty when surrounded by cupidity and jealousy and hatred his bis faith that put courage into the hearts of men who marched hungry and left bloofe footprints in the snow now when I 1 remember how after eight years of this and more he emerged victorious as calm in victory as lie he had been serene in detent I 1 do not wonder that frederick the great Is said to have pronounced george campaign in the the most brilliant in military annals barton william E george washington shared mens sufferings washington did not leave his men and go home to live in luxury but stayed to endure privation with them only he who reads his letters written during these trying times can appreciate his troubles and anxieties mclaughlin laughlin ln andrew 0 history of the american nation p behold him george washington in 1775 talking taking leave of his family and his home and hastening to the relief of a distant and then unknown part of america see him transforming and cementing a band of rustics into an army follow him to tho the field of battle and see him first la in danger and last outlet it IL go with him into valley forge and see him sharing the hunger the cold the fatigue of every soldier la in the camp was there ever such fortitude in adversity was there ever such moderation in the hour of victory mcmaster john 13 history of the people of the united states vol I 1 p 05 mashini Was hini tons victory on ly one point did there seen seem to be a nty and accord that was waa that he c fogged 0 ged prosecution of the war ai the ahe ultimate victory must be credited to george washington others had fought valiantly and endured hardships and fatigues and gnawing suspense but without him who never wavered they could not have gone on thayer william it george washington p the american revolution from a military point of view was a group of little wars rather than a single war the one integrating force was the person of the great commander but george washington held the army and the cause together by his exhaustless ARMS ff aw a patience and courage rather than by any comprehensive a plan of war david S history of tile the american people p to washington no duty however obscure unimportant and no deviation from duty however lio wever trifling ining tr was possible hoar george ia F washington p 31 chicago F february 23 1003 put patriotism first washington was aa an incorruptible patriot ile he was one of oe the few rich men who was not a tory A very large larce proportion of men of large means sided with the british crown nor must in us we too hastily condemn them but washington who had more to lose than almost any other man in the thirteen colonies was not blinded by vested interests nor bound to consert active action by his wealth and station F for q the sake of the country which he loved to ad he suffered innumerable a ble hardships was by ingratitude and hurt burt by slander but he stood firm in his loyalty to the cause he be had espoused and was faithful faitha I 1 to the end barton william n E george washington there Is a life that Is worth living now cow its as it was worth living in the former days and that Is the honest life the useful life the unselfish life cleansed by devotion to an ideal there Is a battle that Is worth fight ing in now as aa it was worth fighting then and that Is the battle for justice and equality to make our city and our state free in fact as well as in name to break the rings that strangle real liberty and to keep them broken to cleanse so far as in our power lies the foundations of our national life from political commercial and social carru eption to teach our sons and daughters by precept and example the honor of serving such a country as america that la Is work worthy of the finest manhood and womanhood the well educated are those who h see a deepest into the meaning and the necessity of that work nor shall their labor be for naught nor the reward of their sacrifice fall them for high in the firmament of human destiny are set the stars of faith in mankind and unselfish courage and loyalty to the ideal and while they shine the americanism of washington and the men who stood with him shall never never die van dyke henry the flip americanism of washington pp ap 70 72 man of firm friendships the chief thought that runs through all the sayings Is to practice self con arol and no man ever displayed that most difficult of virtues to such a degree as george washington lodge henry 0 george washington amur lean statesmen vol 1 I p 51 solitude indeed Is the last quality that an intelligent student of ills his career would ascribe to him dignified and reserved he was undoubtedly and as this manner was natural to him he won more true friends by using it than if he had disguised la a forced familiarity and worn his heart upon his sleeve but from first to last he was a man who did ills his work in the bonds of companionship who trusted his comrades in the great enterprise ter prise even though they were not his intimates and who neither sought nor occupied a lonely eminence of unshared glory van dyke dike henry the americanism of washington pp ap 45 4 5 ills passions were strong and sometimes they broke out with vehemence but ahad the power of checking them in ai al instant perhaps self control was the most remarkable trait of his character it was in part the effect of 0 his bis discipline yet lie seems by nu na ture to have possessed the power to a degree which has been denied to other men mea sparks jared the life of george washington Washing tou p |