There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
George WashingtonAbout author
- Author's profession: President
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 22, 1732
- Died: December 14, 1799
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