Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Quote of the Day (George Washington, on America’s Happiness)


“To see this country happy is so much the wish of my soul, nothing on this side of Elysium can be placed in competition with it.”—George Washington, wondering if he should risk his great reputation by leading the proposed Constitutional Convention of 1787, quoted by Thomas Fleming, “What Studying the Women in the Founders’ Lives Reveals,” History News Network blog, November 2, 2009

We all know what our first President did next: the risky thing—and the right one.

God knows, the man wasn’t perfect. (Who is?) But when push came to shove, he put his country first. How many of our leaders today can claim to do the same?

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