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The Farewell

The Farewell

"The tear of manly sensibility was in every eye."

These men had marched barefoot, served without certainty of pay, and sacrificed years of their lives. The war had ended, but the bond remained.

— Jared Sparks, Life of George Washington (1837) — Farewell at Fraunces Tavern, 1783

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"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."

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