That is the reason why I have asked you to take out and spread before you a map of the whole earth, and to follow with me the references which I shall make to the world-encircling battle lines of this war. It is warfare in terms of every continent, every island, every sea, every air lane in the world. It is different from all other wars of the past, not only in its methods and weapons but also in its geography. The present great struggle has taught us increasingly that freedom of person and security of property anywhere in the world depend upon the security of the rights and obligations of liberty and justice everywhere in the world.
He and the brave men who served with him knew that no man's life or fortune was secure, without freedom and free institutions. He held to his course, as it had been charted in the Declaration of Independence. Washington's conduct in those hard times has provided the model for all Americans ever since- a model of moral stamina. Throughout the thirteen states there existed fifth columnists-and selfish men, jealous men, fearful men, who proclaimed that Washington's cause was hopeless, and that he should ask for a negotiated peace. In a sense, every winter was a Valley Forge. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY is a most appropriate occasion for us to talk with each other about things as they are today and things as we know they shall be in the future.įor eight years, General Washington and his Continental Army were faced continually with formidable odds and recurring defeats.
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