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Brightness to the Sun

 

This is the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birth-day of Washington. We are met to celebrate this day. Washington is the mightiest name of earth — long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name, an eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add brightness to the sun, or glory to the name of Washington, is alike impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name, and in its naked deathless splendor, leave it shining on.

Abraham Lincoln, February 22, 1842

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Jeanne Bergeron
Jeanne Bergeron
Friday, February 22, AD 2019 7:59am

So true Wish that was still the case today

Mary De Voe
Friday, February 22, AD 2019 8:18am

George Washington, our First President and Founding Father must be celebrated on his own day because if it were not for George Washington, our First President, we, the people would not have presidents, we would have kings.
We, the people would not be free men acknowledged as sovereign persons, who as citizens, institute the sovereign state, we the people would be subjects.

Mary De Voe
Friday, February 22, AD 2019 8:27am

George Washington refused the crown of king when offered and refused a third term as president setting precedent that exist until today.

Ernst Schreiber
Ernst Schreiber
Friday, February 22, AD 2019 8:46am

Pity the Republicans of the 80th Congress went with Washington’s precedent instead of Roosevelt’s.

Mary De Voe
Friday, February 22, AD 2019 8:53am

“Pity the Republicans of the 80th Congress went with Washington’s precedent instead of Roosevelt’s.”
We could have had Obama for a third term.

Mary De Voe
Friday, February 22, AD 2019 8:54am

or Hillary for three terms

ordinarycatholic
ordinarycatholic
Friday, February 22, AD 2019 8:55am

For that to happen Hillary will have to steal the election three times…

Ernst Schreiber
Ernst Schreiber
Friday, February 22, AD 2019 8:56am

[I]f it were not for George Washington, . . . we, the people would not have presidents, we would have kings.

The Mingo half-king Tanaghrisson might have had a little to do with it,

he quipped.

Ernst Schreiber
Ernst Schreiber
Friday, February 22, AD 2019 8:57am

We could have had Hillary &/or Obama. But we almost certainly would have had Eisenhower for a third term, and maybe Reagan as well.

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