Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of WashingtonLeary & Getz, 1853 - 586 pages |
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Page 34
... honour do more suffer by attempting a good end by bad means , than by attempting both a bad end and by bad means . For bad ends are suitable to bad means ; they are alike ; and it doth not immediately as such concern thy honour . But ...
... honour do more suffer by attempting a good end by bad means , than by attempting both a bad end and by bad means . For bad ends are suitable to bad means ; they are alike ; and it doth not immediately as such concern thy honour . But ...
Page 104
... honour we have acquired , together with the mutual regard which has always subsisted between you and your officers , have implanted so sensible an affection in the minds of us all , that we cannot be silent on this critical occasion ...
... honour we have acquired , together with the mutual regard which has always subsisted between you and your officers , have implanted so sensible an affection in the minds of us all , that we cannot be silent on this critical occasion ...
Page 329
... honour and dignity , did not so much as inquire whether greater political happiness might be expected from closing with the pro- posals of Great Britain , or by adhering to their new allies . Honour forbade any balancing on the subject ...
... honour and dignity , did not so much as inquire whether greater political happiness might be expected from closing with the pro- posals of Great Britain , or by adhering to their new allies . Honour forbade any balancing on the subject ...
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