First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.

Henry Lee III

Read the Funeral Oration on the Death of General Washington at quod.lib.umich.edu

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Topic

George Washington

Author

Henry Lee III

Source

Funeral Oration on the death of General Washington

Medium

Speech

Genre

Funeral oration

Statement Type

Eulogy

Language

English

Time

1799 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Lee, Henry. Funeral oration on the death of General Washington. 26 Dec. 1799, German Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.

Thomas Jefferson

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Downsides of freedom Freedom

Author

Thomas Jefferson
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1791 1790s 18th century
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Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Archibald Stuart. 23 Dec. 1791.