Taking Back Our Stolen History
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James Garfield Stated at America’s 100th Anniversary: “the People are Responsible for the Character of their Congress. “If that Body be… Corrupt, it is Because the People Tolerate …Corruption.”

As a congressman, James Garfield had stated at the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1876: “Now more than ever before, the …

Thomas Jefferson on Farmers: “They are the Most Vigorous, the Most Independent, the Most Virtuous, and they are Tied to their Country and… it’s Liberty”

Thomas Jefferson Letter to John Jay, August 23, 1785: “Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most …

Washington on His Ragged Army: “men without clothes to cover their nakedness, without blankets to lay on, without shoes… marching through frost and snow…”

Df, in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW. GW made revisions to the draft, the most significant of which are discussed in the notes below. The …

GW: “The General hopes and trusts, that every officer and man, will endeavour so to live, and act, as becomes a Christian Soldier…”

When the Declaration of Independence was written, a copy was rushed out to Washington, who was fortifying New York City. He had it read to …