What would George Washington’s reaction have been to the heinous attacks against
the United States on September 11, 2001? Probably moral outrage, followed by
the goal of identifying and punishing the perpetrators. Yet, professional solider that
he was, Washington hated war. The following excerpt demonstrates his view
of war, necessary as it was in his own time and after the 9-11 killings
in Washington, New York, and Pennsylvania:
“My first wish is to see this plague to mankind banished from the Earth, and the sons and
daughters of this world employed in more pleasing and innocent amusements, than in
preparing implements and exercising them for the destruction of mankind.”
Source: Letter to David Humphreys, July 25, 1785
Posted by: Dr. Sam Hoff, Delaware State University
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