The first essential in a man

Day 152

"A good moral character is the first essential in a man. It is therefore highly important, to endeavor not only to be learned, but virtuous."

~George Washington~

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®achel™

This is all the inheritance...

Day 151

"This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed." 

~Patrick Henry~
His Last Will and Testament

Patrick Henry's Birthday was yesterday and I hardly got a chance to even do my post for the day so this is a little late and it's more like something you would do on the day he died but it was all I could find on short notice so here it is and I hope you like it. 

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®achel™

Every Thing in Life...

Day 150

“Every Thing in Life should be done with reflection, and Judgment, even the most insignificant Amusements. They should all be arranged in subordination, to the great Plan of Happiness, and Utility.”

~John Adams~ 

To John Q. Adams

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®achel™

Great Men

Day 149

"We want great men who, when fortune frowns, will not be discouraged." 

~Colonel Henry Knox~ 

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®achel™

my religion....

Day 148

"The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount contain my religion...." 

~John Adams~ 

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®achel™

too much government

Day 147

"My reading of History convinces me that most bad government has grown out of too much government" 

~Thomas Jefferson~

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®achel™ 

pleasures of this world....

Day 146

"The Pleasures of this world are rather from God's goodness than our own merit." 

~Benjamin Franklin~

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®achel™

Can an empire rise without His aid?

Day 145

"I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth--that God Governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?

 ~Benjamin Franklin~ 

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®achel™

Should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a schoolbook?

Day 144

"Should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a schoolbook? Its morals are pure, its examples are captivating and noble... In no Book is there so good English, so pure and so elegant, and by teaching all the same they will speak alike, and the Bible will justly remain the standard of language as well as of faith." 

~Fisher Ames~ 

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®achel™ 

five chapters every morning

Day 143

"I have myself, for many years, made it a practice to read through the Bible once ever year.... My custom is, to read four to five chapters every morning immediately after rising from my bed. I employs about an hour of my time...."

~John Quincy Adams~

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®achel™

Chains

Day 142

"It is when people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." 

~Patrick Henry~

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®achel™

Blessings on this house.

Day 141

"I pray Heaven to bestow THE BEST OF BLESSINGS ON THIS HOUSE and All that shall hereafter Inhabit it, May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof."

~John Adams~ 

While in the White House

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®achel™

Traitor: Dr. Benjamin Church

Day 140

~The Massachusetts Provincial Congress arraigned Church on November 2. Despite an eloquent appeal in his own defense, he was unanimously expelled as a member of the House. The Continental Congress on October 17, 1775, elected Dr. John Morgan "in the room of" Dr. Church, and on November 7 passed the following resolution:~

 
That Doctor Church be close confined in some secure jail in the Colony of Connecticut, without use of pen, ink and paper, and that no person be allowed to converse with him except in the presence and hearing of a magistrate of the town or the sheriff of the county where he is confined, and in the English language, until further orders from this or a future Congress.


Dr. Benjamin Church was a very trusted member of the Sons of Liberty for many years but it 1775 he was discovered to be a traitor.


Well Bye,
®achel™

Also read this for more about him on my blog.

A Bank...

Day 139

“A bank that issues paper interest is a pickpocket of a robber.”

~John Adams~

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®achel™

a good boy

Day 138

"I am not surprised at what George has done, for he was always a good boy." 

~George Washington's mother~ 

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®achel™

We Will Die Free Men

Day 137

"Blandishments will not fascinate us, nor will threats of a "halter" intimidate. For, under God, we are determined that wheresoever, whensoever, of howsoever we shall be called to make our exit, we will die free men."

~Josiah Quincy~

   

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®achel™

I really liked this one!  

Playthings

Day 136

"Old boys have their playthings as well as young ones; the Difference is only in the price." 

~Ben. Franklin~

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®achel™

Happy Birthday to the Best Mommy EVER!

I don't have anything poetic to say it's just me and I never have anything poetic to say just the exact truth without any softness or trying to put it in a slightly different light. 

So all I have to say is that she really is the best Mommy ever.
Just take my word for it. 

So Happy Birthday to the best Mommy in the world!!!

Love Rachel!!!

a little expanses

Day 135

"Beware a little expanses. A little leak will sink a big ship." 

~Ben. Franklin~ 

Well Bye, 

®achel™

Happy Mothers Day

Day 134

 “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her.”

~George Washington~

Too bad I didn't say it about my mommy. 
Maybe I'll say something great like that in a few years.

Well Bye,
®achel™

Good Advice On The Moon

Day 133

"I think it is Ariosto who says, that all things lost on earth are to be found on the moon; On which somebody remarked, that there must be a great deal of good Advice on the moon." 

~Benjamin Franklin~ 

In a reply to James Hutton who asked his advice on making peace with Britain.

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®achel™

Mighty To Save

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®achel™

Defense Of The American Cause

 Day 132

My Dearest
I am now set down to write you on a subject which fills me with inexpressible concern, and this concern is greatly aggravated and increased when I reflect upon the uneasiness I know it will cause you. It has been determined in Congress that the whole army raised for the defense of the American cause shall be put under my care, and that it is necessary for me to proceed immediately to Boston to take command of it.
You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family but from a consciousness f its being a trust too great for my capacity, and that I should enjoy more real happiness in one mouth with you at home than I have the most distant prospect of finding a broad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny it is designed to answer some gook purpose…
It was utterly out of my power to refuse this appointment without exposing my character to such censures as would have reflected dishonor on myself and given pain to my friends. This, I am sure, could not and ought not to be pleasing to you and must have lessened me considerably in my own esteem. I shall rely, therefore, confidently on that providence which has heretofore preserved and been bountiful to me, not doubting but that I shall return safe to you in the fall.

~George Washington to Martha Washington ~

Well Bye, 

®achel™

Quality Time TOGETHER

 

Erin showed this to me awhile ago and I really liked it so... Here it is. 

If you read Erin's blog you will have already seen it but it want hurt to see it again. 

Well Bye, 

®achel™

In the name of the great Jehovah...

 Day 131

“I ordered the commander to came forth instantly at which the captain immediately to the door with his breeches in his hand, when I ordered him to deliver to me the fort immediately he asked me by what authority I demanded it, I answered, ‘In the name of the great Jehovah and the Continental Congress.’ ”

~Ethan Allen~

The surrender of Fort Ticonderoga on may 10 1775 

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®achel™

The Bible is te book of all others...

Day 130


"I speak as a man of the world to men of the world; and I say to you, Search the Scriptures! The Bible is the book of all others, to be read at all ages, and in all conditions of human life; not to be read in small portions of one or two chapters every day, and never to be intermitted, unless by some overruling necessity."

~John Quincy Adams~

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®achel™

Let Us Become a Virtuous People

Day 129

"He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of this country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man.… The sum of all is, if we would most truly enjoy this gift of Heaven, let us become a virtuous people."

~Samuel Adams~

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®achel™

Michael!!!

Isn't he so cute!!!

He was determined to swim.

So he finely just let go and did it!

I just love him!

I also love exclamation marks!

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®achel™

A Reputation

Day 128

"No man will ever bring out of the Presidency the reputation which carries him into it."

~Tomas Jefferson~ 

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®achel™

Concord Hymn

Day 127

Concord Hymn  
 Written by: Ralph Waldo Emerson

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard found the world.


The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward Creeps.


On this green bank, by this soft stream,
we sat today a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.


Spirit, that made those heroes dare
To die, and leave their children free,
Bid time and nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.

 I meant to post this back in April but forgot about it, so here it is a little lat hope you like it all the same. 

Concord Hymn was written at the request of the Battle Monument Committee 1836 by Emerson for the dedication of the Battle Monument in honor of the men who died in the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

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®achel™

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Day 126

"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of."

~Ben. Franklin~

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Rachel

Govern men

Day 125

“I have no ambition to govern men. It is a painful and thankless office.”

 ~Thomas Jefferson~ 

To John Adams who he beat in the election for President less then five years latter  

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®achel™

Freedom: A Gift

Day 124

“Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.”
 

~Benjamin Franklin~

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®achel™

Freedom of Worship

Day 123

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly of to often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here."

~Patrick Henry~

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®achel™

The Government...

Day 122

" The government governs best that governs least." 

~Thomas Jefferson~ 

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®achel™