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In reality there never was a man who had more definite and vigorous opinions than Washington, and the responsibility which he bore he never shifted to other shoulders.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Lodge asserts that George Washington was a man of strong opinions and took full responsibility for his actions.
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Men are the creatures of the time in which they live, and take their color from the conditions which surround them, as the chameleon does from the grass or leaves in which it hides.
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