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Quote from George Washington,


"But if we are to be told by a foreign Power ... what we shall
do, and what we shall not do, we have Independence yet to seek,
and have contended hitherto for very little."


By:

George Washington (more quotes by George Washington or books by/about George Washington)


(1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st US President, 'Father of the Country'

Source:

letter to Alexander Hamilton, 8 May 1796, Reference: The Writings of George Washington, Fitzpatrick, ed., vol. 35 (40)

Categories:

Independence, Sovereignty, UN

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