Well, I think it more likely to actually be the work of Alexander Hamilton or James Madison.
I guess Washington, though a statesman through and through, wasn't particularly verbose or eloquent in speech, and often had others pen his proclamations for him.
Also, if not actually an atheist (as some claim), he was certainly very tepid in his religious pursuits. I think so much of the references to God in his - and other contemporaries' - speeches was simply a matter of throwing red meat to the crowd. Good PR, but not very representative of his actual feelings.
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Well, I think it more likely to actually be the work of Alexander Hamilton or James Madison.
I guess Washington, though a statesman through and through, wasn't particularly verbose or eloquent in speech, and often had others pen his proclamations for him.
Also, if not actually an atheist (as some claim), he was certainly very tepid in his religious pursuits. I think so much of the references to God in his - and other contemporaries' - speeches was simply a matter of throwing red meat to the crowd. Good PR, but not very representative of his actual feelings.
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I found this in the Library of Congress website.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collI...&linkText=0
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Watered Garden
Thansk for posting this inspiring message, and thanks Oldies, for the link.
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