SBH: What do you hope for in the new year?
GW: “Tranquil enjoyments.”
Source: Letter to Marquis de Lafayette, February 1, 1784
SBH: That may be difficult in such a busy year. First, there
is the upcoming presidential election.
GW: “In all free governments, contention in elections will take
place.”
Source: Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, March 3, 1797
SBH: Then there is the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
GW: “Games of exercise, for amusement, may not only be permitted but encouraged.”
Source: Letter to William Smallwood, May 26, 1777
SBH: And even the 40th anniversary of the events of 1968!
GW: “Time may unfold more, than prudence ought to disclose.”
Source: letter to Henry Lee, July 21, 1793
SBH: So what do you use to get over a hangover?
GW: “A good moral character is the first essential in a man.”
Source: Letter to George Steptoe Washington, Dec. 5, 1790
SBH: Ok, happy 2008!
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