When the Englishman takes you into his heart and friendship, he binds you there as with cords of steel, and I do not believe that there are many other friendships that are so lasting or so satisfactory.
Reflecting on personal relationships formed during his travels, Washington characterizes the enduring nature of English friendships.
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In this connection I have never been able to understand how the slaves throughout the South, completely ignorant as were the masses so far as books or newspapers were concerned, were able to keep themselves so accurately and completely…
I can scarcely imagine any torture, except, perhaps, the pulling of a tooth, that is equal to that caused by putting on a new flax shirt for the first time.
Even to this day I can recall accurately the tortures that I underwent when putting on one of these garments.
I have long since ceased to cherish any spirit of bitterness against the Southern white people on account of the enslavement of my race.