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Cherries politics farm stands divides12/31/2023 I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. Lincoln said on one occasion, “Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” On another occasion he said, “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. Their relationship with God was most important to them. Abraham Lincoln showed this wisdom when he said, “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”įooling people was not the game these two men played. They knew it was easier to present your best self than to present a false self. They knew it was not a charade for chameleons. These two men had adopted and understood that character and integrity were the hallmarks of greatness. This statement came from Abraham Lincoln, Washington’s successor of many years later. The shadow is what we think of it the tree is the real thing.” Washington could have said, “Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. He quietly mounted his horse and went to the corporal and said, “The next time your men need help, send for the commander-in-chief.” Who was this kind rider? The rider was George Washington, the commander-in-chief. With his help, the task was finally able to be carried out. He went up and stood by the soldiers and as they tried to lift the wood, he helped them. The corporal replied: “I am the corporal. He finally asked the corporal why he wasn’t helping. The corporal was standing by just watching as the men struggled. Once upon a time a rider came across a few soldiers who were trying to move a heavy log of wood without success. If this maxim was generally adopted, wars would cease and our swords would soon be converted into reap hooks and our harvests be more peaceful, abundant and happy.” The leading one of which, and indeed that which embraces most others, is to be honest and just ourselves and to exact it from others, meddling as little as possible in their affairs where our own are not involved. He said, “In politics as in philosophy, my tenets are few and simple. Once he said, “Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.” He avoided the very appearance of evil. Reputation was important, but he was more concerned about the integrity of his heart. He did not want people to assume he participated in unworthy deeds because he kept company with people who did. Washington was concerned about his reputation. His riding companion saw what he did and said, “You’re too big to do that.” His only response was, “On the contrary, I am the right size.” Then he carefully replaced each of the stones. When the riding party was over, he went back the way they came. Washington said, “We better replace them.” His friends told him, “Oh, let the farmer do it.” But Washington didn’t feel right about that. In the process one horse knocked off a number of the stones from the wall. Once George Washington was riding near Washington City with a group of friends and they came to a place where they had to leap over a wall.
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