My anxious recollections, my sympathetic feeling, and my best wishes a…

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My anxious recollections, my sympathetic feeling, and my best wishes are irresistibly excited whensoever, in any country, I see an oppressed nation unfurl the banners of freedom. ✨ George Washington, Stephen Lucas (1999). The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot, p.38, Rowman & Littlefield
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