 | Paul K. Longmore - 1999 - 337 strani
...set the tone for all his future military service. Speaking for himself and his colleagues, he said: "When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen, & we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in that happy Hour, when the Establishment of American Liberty... | |
 | Ethan M. Fishman, William D. Pederson, Mark J. Rozell - 2001 - 240 strani
...with his reply. "When we assumed the Soldier," Washington wrote, "we did not lay aside the Citizen, & we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in that happy Hour, when the Establishment of American Liberty . . . shall enable us to return to our private Stations."16 When Washington reached Boston he received... | |
 | Robert Francis Jones - 2002 - 231 strani
...resignation when the disputes with Britain had been resolved. Washington's response was graceful but pointed: "When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen; and we shall sincerely rejoice with you in that happy hour when the establishment of American liberty, upon the... | |
 | Robert A. Fletcher, Robert B. Fletcher - 2002 - 122 strani
...body from the ice (which would decompose faster) while keeping the body cool. WAR I « 4 i-- ~^ -* When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen. -George Washington, letter to Continental Congress, 1775; inscribed on Memorial Amphitheater A veteran... | |
 | John Slade - 2002 - 721 strani
...slaves as well, had spoken and indeed memorized with satisfaction his very words. Because he replied, "When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen." Like the old Roman, Cincinnatus, who left his plow beside a half-dug furrow to heed the call to war,... | |
 | Elizabeth D. Samet - 2004 - 273 strani
...that he "deplore[d] the unhappy Necessity" of his "Appointment" as General and Commander in Chief: "As to the fatal, but necessary Operations of War....assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen, & we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in that happy Hour, when the Establishment of American Liberty... | |
 | Laura Wildman - 2005 - 254 strani
...religious freedom for every citizen of this country. Another quote attributed to General Washington: "When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen." San Antonio Rights and Perceptions Tree Higgins It is August 16, 2003. Lillith and I are traveling... | |
 | Alan C. Cate - 2006 - 249 strani
...Washington made a justly famous statement of his view of the subordination of military to civilian concerns, "When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside...happy hour, when the establishment of American liberty on the most firm and solid foundation shall enable us to return to our private stations in the bosom... | |
 | Steven Fantina - 2006 - 240 strani
...rest of America) can drift off peacefully when slumber beckons.—Karl Zinsmeister, embedded in Iraq3 When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. —George Washington It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the press. It's... | |
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As to the fatal, but necessary operations of war, when we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen; and we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in that happy hour, when the establishment of American liberty on the most firm and solid foundations,... 
