I am glad to hear that my old acquaintance Colonel Ward is yet under the influence of vigorous passions. I will not ascribe the intrepidity of his late enterprise to a mere flash of desires, because in his military career he would have learnt how to distinguish between false alarm and a serious movement. Charity therefore induces me to suppose that like a prudent general, he had reviewed his strength, his arms, and ammunition before he got involved in an action.
— George Washington Early Modern

First US President

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To a mutual friend about Colonel Ward's marriage, using an extended military metaphor.

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Late 18th century (approximate)

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