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Their writings assume more than dramatic or patriotic interest because of their conviction that the struggle in which they were involved was neither selfish nor parochial but, rather, as Washington in his last wartime circular reminded his fellow countrymen, that `` with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved ''.
His collaboration with Washington, begun when he was the general's aide during the Revolution, was resumed when he entered the first Cabinet as Secretary of the Treasury.
Their social status was achieved in some cases by birth, as with Washington, Jefferson and Jay ; ;
This new force, love of country, super-imposed upon -- if not displacing -- affectionate ties to one's own state, was epitomized by Washington.
she also went to Washington and appealed to Senator George William Norris of Nebraska, the Fighting Liberal, from whose office a sympathetic but cautious harrumphing was heard.
As a result, he was sent to a hospital in Arizona until his health improved enough for him to come back to Washington to work in the Government service.
But again, there was danger that his lungs would suffer in the muggy Washington weather, and he had to return to the dry climate of the West to live and work.
There can be little doubt that there was a conspiracy in Washington, overt or implied, to block anything Hearst wanted, even if it was something good.
Nathanael Greene told Washington that `` Lafayette was charmed with the spirited behavior of the militia and riflemen ''.
The Americans lost forty-four men, among them Major Joseph Morris of Morgan's regiment, an officer who was regarded with high esteem and affection, not only by his commander, but by Washington and Lafayette as well.
Apparently still sensitive about the idea with which General Gates had approached him at Saratoga, namely, that George Washington be replaced, Morgan was vehement in his support of the commander-in-chief during the campaign around Philadelphia.
But Morgan did not leave before he had written a letter to a William Pickman in Salem, Massachusetts, apparently an acquaintance, praising Washington and saying that the slanders propagated about him were `` opposed by the general current of the people to exalt General Gates at the expense of General Washington was injurious to the latter.
His fellow Virginian, George Washington, had stated, `` I believe no event was ever received with more heartfelt joy ''.
Washington evidently was anxious for Morgan to be cautious as well as aggressive, for on May 17th, 18th and 20th he admonished the leader of the riflemen-rangers to be on the alert.
It was Baker, working through Provost Marshal Enoch Crowder and Major Hugh S. ( `` Old Ironpants '' ) Johnson, who arranged for a secret printing by the million of selective service blanks -- again before the Act was passed -- until corridors in the Government Printing Office were full and the basement of the Washington Post Office was stacked to the ceiling.
Fosdick insisted that a strong word was needed from Washington, and it was immediately forthcoming.
`` This whole Washington venture was my last gesture, and it has failed.
The House was his habitat and there he flourished, first as a young representative, then as a forceful committee chairman, and finally in the post for which he seemed intended from birth, Speaker of the House, and second most powerful man in Washington.
When it was not, one of the great dramas of Washington would be presented.

Washington and hard
In Washington, Landis worked hard to protect Gresham's interests in the State Department, making friends with many members of the press.
Allen pushed the team so hard in practices that the players joked among themselves that they should have left Allen in Washington.
During the years 1993 – 2010, hard times have come upon the Washington Redskins franchise.
Garfield returned to Washington very glum in spite of his success, taking the campaign criticism quite hard.
* Tom Benson, standout linebacker for the LA Raiders, once intercepted a pass by Mark Rypien only to be hit so hard by T Jim Lachey that he fumbled and gave the ball back to Washington Redskins in a 1989 game.
Celtic music singer Loreena McKennitt, hard rock group Saving Abel, Christian rock groups Jars of Clay and dc Talk, R & B / Old school hip hop band Force MDs, R & B / electro-soul band The System, and jazz artist Grover Washington, Jr. are popular within their respective genres, but known to the greater public for a single song each.
According to the Washington Post, the intercepts showed that the Yugoslav government had ordered security forces to " go in hard " to the Račak area to find and kill the KLA guerrillas responsible for earlier attacks on the Serbian police.
Washington and Lee is divided into three schools: ( 1 ) The College, where all undergraduates begin their studies, encompassing the liberal arts, humanities and hard sciences, with notable interest among students in pre-health and pre-law studies ; ( 2 ) the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, which offers majors in accounting, business administration, economics, politics, and public accounting ; and ( 3 ) the School of Law, which offers Juris Doctor and Master of Laws degrees.
This was explained by John Feinstein of the Washington Post as: " Making the All-Star team the hard way: Major league baseball pays the expenses for each player here and for one guest.
" President McKinley has made it pretty hard for the rest of us husbands here in Washington ," remarked Mark Hanna.
Scientists at meteorologically extreme places such as Mount Washington in New Hampshire often have to break huge chunks of hard rime off weather equipment, in order to keep anemometers and other measuring instruments operating.
John Simonton spent the winter in Key West and the summer in Washington, where he lobbied hard for the development of the island and to establish a naval base on the island, both to take advantage of the island's strategic location and to bring law and order to the town.
Tom works hard and goes to college at Washington State University, studying Animal Husbandry.
In 2009, Bob Rivers ' Cessna 182 was stolen from the airport at which it was based by Colton Harris-Moore, who flew it to Yakima, Washington, landing the plane excessively hard and then fleeing the scene.
Although the Court expressly stated that it was not addressing the constitutionality of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, it was hard to resist the conclusion that the Guidelines as then constituted were in jeopardy in light of the tremendous similarity between the structure of the federal Guidelines and the Washington Guidelines at issue in Blakely.
Moreover, the teams that ignored the farm system in the 1930s and early 1940s ( such as the Philadelphia A's and Phillies and the Washington Senators ) found themselves falling on hard times.
Instead he advocated that Washington push hard for a political settlement between the Sunni Arabs, Shia Arabs, and Kurds, and begin a reduction in forces to only 60, 000 troops.
Inman had worked hard through Newell to let Washington know that they intended this to be the last time he was traded.
In this text, Washington climbs the social ladder through hard, manual labour, a decent education, and relationships with great people.
Washington deserves praise for “ seeking to be all things to all men in a multifaceted society .” Many do argue against his being characterized as an accommodationist: “ He worked too hard to resist and to overcome white supremacy to call him an accommodationist, even if some of his white-supremacist souther neighbors so construed some of his statements.
Washington makes an extended allusion, possibly in reference to the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania which he led a national army to put down, on how important it is for the government to be careful in choosing the items that will be taxed, but he also reminds the American people that no matter how hard the government tries there will never be a tax which is not inconvenient, unpleasant, or seemingly an insult to those who must pay it.
When Lowe returned to Washington, he was hard pressed to be put back into service.
It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from New York Magazine (" richly dramatic, hugely entertaining "), Entertainment Weekly (" vigorous, purposeful prose and a killer knack for building suspense "), the Los Angeles Times (" two terrific books in one: a riveting thriller ... and a Shakespearean tragedy "), and The Washington Post (" hard to put down ... reads like a thriller "), among other places, and the book prompted Hunter S. Thompson to say Mnookin was " one of the best and brightest journalists of this ominous, post-American century .".
Gallaudet University is a federally chartered university for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing, located in Washington, D. C.

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