It is sad to see such individuals without money, without homes, in their old age, simply because they did not learn the lesson of saving money and getting for themselves a beautiful home when they ought to have done this.
Washington laments the plight of those who fail to secure financial stability and a home in their later years.
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This tenderness and sympathy on the part of those held in bondage was a result of their kindly and generous nature.
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