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Title: A Quote by General George Washington, 31 May 1775 to George William Fairfax...
Post by: R1nk03 on July 08, 2020, 04:17:58 PM

Unhappy it is though to reflect, that a Brother's Sword has been sheathed in a Brother's breast, and that, the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with Blood, or Inhabited by Slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous Man hesitate in his choice?

 - General George Washington, 31 May 1775, to George William Fairfax, The Writings of George Washington, III, p. 292, John C Fitzgerald, ed. , 1931.