I have always given it as my opinion that no terms should be made with a people who are so lost to every sense of honor and principle as to be capable of such barbarity.
First US President
Letter to Philip Schuyler, referring to Native Americans during the American Revolution
1776
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"The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained."
Strange & Unusual"unless someone pops in unexpectedly-Mrs. Washington and myself will do what I believe has not been done within the last twenty years by us, that is to sit down to dinner by ourselves."
Humorous"Why, write to her to add another leaf to the book of sufferings."
Humorous"Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth."
Strange & Unusual"I hope, some day, we shall become a storehouse and granary for the world."
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