"I
consider it an indispensable duty to close this last solemn
act of my official life by commending the interests of our
dearest country to the protection of Almighty God and those
who have the superintendence of them into His holy
keeping."
---
George Washington
Dec. 28, 1783
(The
concluding words of Washington's farewell address, resigning
his commission as General of Continental Army.) |