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He repeatedly referred to the United States, even before the close of the war, as an infant empire, and he saw before any one else the destined growth of the country.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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gutenberg.orgHenry Cabot Lodge: “He repeatedly referred to the United States, even before the close of the war, as an infant empire, and he saw before…”
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Lodge reflects on Washington's foresight regarding the future of the United States.
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It showed that America had demonstrated to Europe that she could win independence, and it had been proved to the traditional enemy of England that the time had come when it would be profitable to help the revolted colonies.
One was the conviction that the struggle must be fought out to the bitter end, and must bring either subjugation or complete independence.
He had that entire simplicity of manners and modes of life which is the crowning result of the highest culture and the finest nature.
The other idea which had grown in his mind during the weary siege was that the Tories were thoroughly dangerous and deserved scant mercy.