Patron: To the American Memory Team:
Did George Washington ever say anything remotely resembling the following 'quotation'?
“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.”
Dear Patron:
Thank you for your query.
I have received this question numerous times in the past, and I have never been able to document that George Washington actually made the statement.
Yes, you can find this quotation all over the Internet, including many politicians using this quote; however, the only "citation" given is the year 1789.
Washington's papers, which are available as one of the American Memory online collections on the Library of Congress's website, do not contain this quotation. Nor do any of a number of print titles, including:
"The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot," compiled and edited by Stephen E. Lucan, Madison: WI: Madison House, 1999.
"America's Founding Fathers: Their Uncommon Wisdom and Wit," edited by Bill Adler, New York: Taylor Trade Publishing, c2003.
"Maxims of George Washington," collected and arranged by John Frederick Schroder, Mount Vernon, VA: The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, c1989.
"Washington on Washington," edited by Paul M. Zall, Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, c2003.
"Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations from the Library of Congress," edited by Suzy Platt, Congressional Research Service (CRS), Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., c1992.
This quotation is not found using Google Book Search, or searching the subscription electronic full-text databases JSTOR and American Periodicals Series.
The Internet has provided a means for many misattributed or false quotations to proliferate, especially with respect to the Founding Fathers.
I hope that this information is helpful.
ECH
Reference Librarian
Main Reading Room
Humanities & Social Sciences Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20540-4660
(202) 707-3399
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
10/28/08 Email from Bill Frenzel to Gavin Sullivan
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
Thank you for your Email of 10-24-08. Sorry about the tardy reply. I was out-of-town until last night.
I regret your disappointment. I doubt I can answer your question to your satisfaction, but I will try.
I did have a chance to review the Madia “Las Vegas” mailing about Paulsen. I found it repugnant, and deemed it unsuitable for use in the Minnesota campaigns I have known.
I thought it was bad enough that I asked Cong. Jim Ramstad if he would let me participate in his Press Conference. Since I could not get to Minnesota, I had to be included by reference.
I have seen almost no other campaign material from either candidate, and have therefore expressed no opinion on it. I realize that no Party, nor any candidate, has a monopoly on either vice or virtue. I assume that people who object to other candidates’ materials may do so if they wish.
I believe in vigorous campaigns, but I do take objection to trash like the “Las Vegas” piece. I have, so far, felt no embarrassment about registering that objection.
Yours very truly,
Bill Frenzel
Thank you for your Email of 10-24-08. Sorry about the tardy reply. I was out-of-town until last night.
I regret your disappointment. I doubt I can answer your question to your satisfaction, but I will try.
I did have a chance to review the Madia “Las Vegas” mailing about Paulsen. I found it repugnant, and deemed it unsuitable for use in the Minnesota campaigns I have known.
I thought it was bad enough that I asked Cong. Jim Ramstad if he would let me participate in his Press Conference. Since I could not get to Minnesota, I had to be included by reference.
I have seen almost no other campaign material from either candidate, and have therefore expressed no opinion on it. I realize that no Party, nor any candidate, has a monopoly on either vice or virtue. I assume that people who object to other candidates’ materials may do so if they wish.
I believe in vigorous campaigns, but I do take objection to trash like the “Las Vegas” piece. I have, so far, felt no embarrassment about registering that objection.
Yours very truly,
Bill Frenzel
Monday, September 1, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Steev RamsDell responds:
Good Morning, Gavin!
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
Have you wiped the blood off of yours?
Actually, it was not that bad. "Just a flesh wound." I'm reminded of the scene in the movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Actually, thank you for the amount of fairness that you did extend to me.
Now, to clear up the residency issue.
Brad and Pamela Rae Sachs' home in Eden Prairie is my legal residence. I receive my personal mail there. I am a registered voter there. I rent a room there. I keep my clothing, some furniture, electronics and other personal items there. I even sleep there, sometimes.
And there, is the reason for the response you received when you visited and spoke with Brad. I hardly ever see Brad. Pamela Rae, I see every couple of days. Pamela is on my company's Board of Directors. She is our Logistics Director and provides daily support of our three Minnesota business locations.
I met Pamela Rae in 2005 when my company opened minneNAPolis PowerNap Suites at the Mall of America. But, here is the thing. Sometimes, trying to create and build a completely new entrepreneurial business, it is necessary to work very long hours.
For the past three years, I have worked almost 24/7. I usually start my work day before 8 am, and often do not stop until after midnight, and frequently after 2 or 3 or 4 am, or later. Yes, I am an advocate and practitioner of PowerNaps, and they complement my average night's sleep of 3 - 5 hours.
It has never made sense to take the time to drive (sleepily) back to Eden Prairie, resulting in even less sleep time and endangering myself and others on the highway. That is why, for the six months we were at the Mall of America, I slept there, in one of my company's DreamSuites. Each morning, I would slip out to Bally's for a quick workout and shower. Then, back to work.
Our business failed at the Mall, mostly due to the fact that the mall did not have the traffic they promised (particularly on the third floor near Nordstroms) and that 72% of the people who did come there were from out of town, out of state, or out of the country. Even though more than 2,000 customers loved our services, most could not be repeat customers.
When we rose from the ashes and rebuilt our business in Uptown and then Downtown Minneapolis, it was necessary for me to work just as hard as ever, if not harder. Except for the occasional breaks, I continued the practice of catching a few hours of sleep at the stores most nights, and supplementing with PowerNaps.
Gavin, I have found that not being hung-up on conventionality and formality has enabled me to be more successful with my goals to be inventive and entrepreneurial. I would venture to say that such characteristics are not uncommon among those who choose the Independence Party for their political affiliation.
"Time flies". Yes, it does. And, it is true that over the last three months, Brad and I have not bumped into each other on any of my rare and brief comings-and-goings to my room at his home. Last night, is a perfect example.
We closed our stores after 11 pm. I had a late snack and worked on emails to our staff, and on building my campaign website, and dealt with the ever-present paperwork, then caught some of the late news rebroadcast. Around 3:30 am, I reached the point that I always reach, when I my eyes are going to close whether I have more work to do or not! Fortunately, I have a large comfortable chair in my office that tilts back. With my feet up on my desk, I am fast asleep in less than 20 seconds.
Two hours later, at 5:30 am, I am awake and starting this new day.
Spending a few more hours sleeping in my bed at Brad and Pamela's home will not make me a better citizen of the Township of Eden Prairie or better qualify me for representing the under-represented, most of whom, admittedly, do sleep at their legal residence more than I do.
On-the-other-hand, as a new member of the Eden Prairie business community, as an involved, hard-working, well-intended advocate for common sense answers, and creative approaches to the real problems that threaten the American dreams and ideals that we all share - freedom, justice, peace, equal opportunity, and more - I have every qualification and right to take part in our political system, in this case, as a candidate for the United States House of Representatives.
Again, thank you for taking my candidacy at least somewhat seriously as the issues that are dear to me are legitimate and noble causes that deserve to be included in our debates and decisions.
Please let me know if you have any further questions. I will send a better photograph soon. For now, I have attached the one that serves as one of my inspirations and motivations.
Thank you for your involvement and efforts.
Steev
Steev RamsDell
Independence Party Candidate for
U.S. House of Representatives
Minnesota, District 3
Founder, Chairman, CEO
PowerNap Sleep Centers, Inc.
dba: San Mei Rejuvenation Centers
Downtown
415 First Avenue North, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-333-1510
Uptown
1014 West 27th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-377-9997
www.SanMeiRejuvenation.com
SteevR@sanmeirejuvenation.com
Toll Free: 877-GET ZZZS (438-9997)
dba: 7 Heaven Oriental Spa
2229 West Hillsboro Boulevard
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
954-428-7771
www.7HeavenOrientalSpa.com
Opening Summer of 2008 in Eden Prairie, MN!
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
Have you wiped the blood off of yours?
Actually, it was not that bad. "Just a flesh wound." I'm reminded of the scene in the movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Actually, thank you for the amount of fairness that you did extend to me.
Now, to clear up the residency issue.
Brad and Pamela Rae Sachs' home in Eden Prairie is my legal residence. I receive my personal mail there. I am a registered voter there. I rent a room there. I keep my clothing, some furniture, electronics and other personal items there. I even sleep there, sometimes.
And there, is the reason for the response you received when you visited and spoke with Brad. I hardly ever see Brad. Pamela Rae, I see every couple of days. Pamela is on my company's Board of Directors. She is our Logistics Director and provides daily support of our three Minnesota business locations.
I met Pamela Rae in 2005 when my company opened minneNAPolis PowerNap Suites at the Mall of America. But, here is the thing. Sometimes, trying to create and build a completely new entrepreneurial business, it is necessary to work very long hours.
For the past three years, I have worked almost 24/7. I usually start my work day before 8 am, and often do not stop until after midnight, and frequently after 2 or 3 or 4 am, or later. Yes, I am an advocate and practitioner of PowerNaps, and they complement my average night's sleep of 3 - 5 hours.
It has never made sense to take the time to drive (sleepily) back to Eden Prairie, resulting in even less sleep time and endangering myself and others on the highway. That is why, for the six months we were at the Mall of America, I slept there, in one of my company's DreamSuites. Each morning, I would slip out to Bally's for a quick workout and shower. Then, back to work.
Our business failed at the Mall, mostly due to the fact that the mall did not have the traffic they promised (particularly on the third floor near Nordstroms) and that 72% of the people who did come there were from out of town, out of state, or out of the country. Even though more than 2,000 customers loved our services, most could not be repeat customers.
When we rose from the ashes and rebuilt our business in Uptown and then Downtown Minneapolis, it was necessary for me to work just as hard as ever, if not harder. Except for the occasional breaks, I continued the practice of catching a few hours of sleep at the stores most nights, and supplementing with PowerNaps.
Gavin, I have found that not being hung-up on conventionality and formality has enabled me to be more successful with my goals to be inventive and entrepreneurial. I would venture to say that such characteristics are not uncommon among those who choose the Independence Party for their political affiliation.
"Time flies". Yes, it does. And, it is true that over the last three months, Brad and I have not bumped into each other on any of my rare and brief comings-and-goings to my room at his home. Last night, is a perfect example.
We closed our stores after 11 pm. I had a late snack and worked on emails to our staff, and on building my campaign website, and dealt with the ever-present paperwork, then caught some of the late news rebroadcast. Around 3:30 am, I reached the point that I always reach, when I my eyes are going to close whether I have more work to do or not! Fortunately, I have a large comfortable chair in my office that tilts back. With my feet up on my desk, I am fast asleep in less than 20 seconds.
Two hours later, at 5:30 am, I am awake and starting this new day.
Spending a few more hours sleeping in my bed at Brad and Pamela's home will not make me a better citizen of the Township of Eden Prairie or better qualify me for representing the under-represented, most of whom, admittedly, do sleep at their legal residence more than I do.
On-the-other-hand, as a new member of the Eden Prairie business community, as an involved, hard-working, well-intended advocate for common sense answers, and creative approaches to the real problems that threaten the American dreams and ideals that we all share - freedom, justice, peace, equal opportunity, and more - I have every qualification and right to take part in our political system, in this case, as a candidate for the United States House of Representatives.
Again, thank you for taking my candidacy at least somewhat seriously as the issues that are dear to me are legitimate and noble causes that deserve to be included in our debates and decisions.
Please let me know if you have any further questions. I will send a better photograph soon. For now, I have attached the one that serves as one of my inspirations and motivations.
Thank you for your involvement and efforts.
Steev
Steev RamsDell
Independence Party Candidate for
U.S. House of Representatives
Minnesota, District 3
Founder, Chairman, CEO
PowerNap Sleep Centers, Inc.
dba: San Mei Rejuvenation Centers
Downtown
415 First Avenue North, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-333-1510
Uptown
1014 West 27th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-377-9997
www.SanMeiRejuvenation.com
SteevR@sanmeirejuvenation.com
Toll Free: 877-GET ZZZS (438-9997)
dba: 7 Heaven Oriental Spa
2229 West Hillsboro Boulevard
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
954-428-7771
www.7HeavenOrientalSpa.com
Opening Summer of 2008 in Eden Prairie, MN!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Letter to Team Madia from Twice Blessed
Dear Mr. Madia:
Can your campaign comment on your feelings of the support you receive from Gavin Sullivan and his blog. Here are some excerpts from his blog of his self-proclaimed repeated harrassment of Erik Paulsen and his campaign:
http://gavinsullivan.blogspot.com/2008/04/getting-in-touch-with-erik.html
http://gavinsullivan.blogspot.com/2008/05/backstory-on-that-video-clip.html
How would your campaign feel if I emailed you everyday asking you if as an Edina resident I resided in CD3. Would you respond to me?
What if I emailed your campaign on a daily basis asking for clarifications on various issues with the intent to use your comment against you. Would you respond?
As a CD3 voter, I am interested to know if the tactics of Gavin Sullivan are endorsed by your campaign?
Can your campaign comment on your feelings of the support you receive from Gavin Sullivan and his blog. Here are some excerpts from his blog of his self-proclaimed repeated harrassment of Erik Paulsen and his campaign:
http://gavinsullivan.blogspot.com/2008/04/getting-in-touch-with-erik.html
http://gavinsullivan.blogspot.com/2008/05/backstory-on-that-video-clip.html
How would your campaign feel if I emailed you everyday asking you if as an Edina resident I resided in CD3. Would you respond to me?
What if I emailed your campaign on a daily basis asking for clarifications on various issues with the intent to use your comment against you. Would you respond?
As a CD3 voter, I am interested to know if the tactics of Gavin Sullivan are endorsed by your campaign?
Norm Coleman on Darfur
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007.
You will be pleased to know that the Senate passed the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act (S. 2271) with my support on December 12, 2007, and was signed into law by the President on December 31, 2007. This bill allows state governments, asset, and pension fund managers to divest from companies that do business with Sudan. I applaud the passage of this legislation and will continue my efforts to end the genocide in Darfur.
In fact, I have cosponsored similar legislation, the Sudan Divestment Authorization Act of 2007 (S. 831), as well as the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act (H.R. 3127/S. 1462), which became law on October 13, 2006. That bill tightens sanctions against the government, denies visas for and blocks assets belonging to persons implicated in the genocide, and authorizes U.S. assistance for the peacekeeping mission. As we look towards funding needs for the peacekeeping mission in Darfur, I will continue to support the levels that are necessary to ensure that peace is actually kept.
Because the Government of Sudan continues to play games with representatives of the U.N. and the entire international community, President Bush decided to impose further sanctions on it on May 29, 2007. These sanctions target specific individuals in the Government responsible for the genocide and companies that are directly benefiting the Government. I support these sanctions, as well as continued efforts to obtain stronger cooperation from our allies on pressuring the Sudanese Government to end its genocidal activities.
I have been a strong supporter of high-level U.S. engagement to end the genocide in Darfur, as well as continued humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of the Sudanese. I am looking forward to working with Richard Williamson, the President's newly appointed Special Envoy for Sudan who will continue the efforts of former envoy Andrew Natsios to arrive at a peace agreement that will end the fighting among the numerous groups. I have also worked with my fellow Senators to voice our concerns and suggestions regarding the situation in Darfur through other letters and legislation to members of the Administration and foreign leaders. These letters include one to the Government of China, signed by 96 members, to call for its leaders to play a more constructive role in ending the genocide.
With the recent transition from the African Union-led peacekeeping force in Sudan (AMIS) to the hybrid United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) there is now an expanded peacekeeping effort in place that will hopefully facilitate greater success in the region. Since 2004, in total the U.S. has provided more than $450 million in support of AMIS, including the construction and maintenance of all AMIS base camps in Darfur, training and equipping personnel from AMIS troop contributing countries, and provision of strategic airlifts to AMIS personnel. To make possible a smooth and swift transition from AMIS to UNAMID, on January 1, 2008 the U.S. transferred all base camps and related peacekeeping assets in Darfur to the United Nations. While I have been at times critical of the UN's management, accountability structures and other flaws, I tend to believe that peacekeeping is perhaps the most valuable aspect of the United Nations.
Please know that as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I will continue to follow these developments closely to ensure that this move is an expeditious one that properly contributes to current efforts in Darfur.
Thank you once again for contacting me. I value your advice. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance to you.
Sincerely,
Norm Coleman
United States Senate
Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007.
You will be pleased to know that the Senate passed the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act (S. 2271) with my support on December 12, 2007, and was signed into law by the President on December 31, 2007. This bill allows state governments, asset, and pension fund managers to divest from companies that do business with Sudan. I applaud the passage of this legislation and will continue my efforts to end the genocide in Darfur.
In fact, I have cosponsored similar legislation, the Sudan Divestment Authorization Act of 2007 (S. 831), as well as the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act (H.R. 3127/S. 1462), which became law on October 13, 2006. That bill tightens sanctions against the government, denies visas for and blocks assets belonging to persons implicated in the genocide, and authorizes U.S. assistance for the peacekeeping mission. As we look towards funding needs for the peacekeeping mission in Darfur, I will continue to support the levels that are necessary to ensure that peace is actually kept.
Because the Government of Sudan continues to play games with representatives of the U.N. and the entire international community, President Bush decided to impose further sanctions on it on May 29, 2007. These sanctions target specific individuals in the Government responsible for the genocide and companies that are directly benefiting the Government. I support these sanctions, as well as continued efforts to obtain stronger cooperation from our allies on pressuring the Sudanese Government to end its genocidal activities.
I have been a strong supporter of high-level U.S. engagement to end the genocide in Darfur, as well as continued humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of the Sudanese. I am looking forward to working with Richard Williamson, the President's newly appointed Special Envoy for Sudan who will continue the efforts of former envoy Andrew Natsios to arrive at a peace agreement that will end the fighting among the numerous groups. I have also worked with my fellow Senators to voice our concerns and suggestions regarding the situation in Darfur through other letters and legislation to members of the Administration and foreign leaders. These letters include one to the Government of China, signed by 96 members, to call for its leaders to play a more constructive role in ending the genocide.
With the recent transition from the African Union-led peacekeeping force in Sudan (AMIS) to the hybrid United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) there is now an expanded peacekeeping effort in place that will hopefully facilitate greater success in the region. Since 2004, in total the U.S. has provided more than $450 million in support of AMIS, including the construction and maintenance of all AMIS base camps in Darfur, training and equipping personnel from AMIS troop contributing countries, and provision of strategic airlifts to AMIS personnel. To make possible a smooth and swift transition from AMIS to UNAMID, on January 1, 2008 the U.S. transferred all base camps and related peacekeeping assets in Darfur to the United Nations. While I have been at times critical of the UN's management, accountability structures and other flaws, I tend to believe that peacekeeping is perhaps the most valuable aspect of the United Nations.
Please know that as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I will continue to follow these developments closely to ensure that this move is an expeditious one that properly contributes to current efforts in Darfur.
Thank you once again for contacting me. I value your advice. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance to you.
Sincerely,
Norm Coleman
United States Senate
Saturday, March 8, 2008
"I went to college at Clark University in Worcester MA, to study psychology and in my spare time you might be surprised to know I was the coxswain (the person who leads the boat and tells the rowers what to do) for the women’s rowing team. Imagine a 19-year-old on the bow of an 8-woman shell, megaphone in hand, shouting encouragement to my teammates on a cold fall morning on Boston Harbor. It was a job made for me – I would never have had to run for that office. The position I held on that prow sums me up well – leader, coaxer, cajoler – goal driven, trusted, knowing what is possible, and helping others to see it. I learned a great secret of politics on that boat: friendship and getting in a person’s face were not mutually exclusive."
Sen. Terri Bonoff, in a campaign-related email sent out on March 7, 2008
Sen. Terri Bonoff, in a campaign-related email sent out on March 7, 2008
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