To Washington--to The Great Men of Revolutionary Times--to The Great Man
who could not do what many modern Politicians can do--_tell a lie_--to
The Childless Father of Eighty Millions of people--to The American Model
Statesman--to The Greatest of Good Men and the Best of Great Men.
THOUGHTS FOR A SPEECH IN RESPONSE TO THE TOAST "WASHINGTON: GREAT AS A
SOLDIER, GREATER AS A STATESMAN, GREATEST AS A PURE PATRIOT"
Indian, French, and English enemies. He had to make the armies with which
he conquered. He was always a safe commander, but full of enterprise
also--his character made the Union of the States and the Constitution
possible. His character the best inheritance of the American people. Other
men as great, possibly in some instances greater in a single field--his
greatness shown in the wide union of the noblest kinds of greatness, all in
harmony.