George Washington's birthday, which we now celebrate as Presidents Day, is February 22.
In his day, Washington was a wealthy man, the equivalent of Donald Trump or a Michael Bloomberg, but with a different sense of himself and his duties.
His mother may have helped inculcate him those virtues that after his death brought the honorific from Richard Henry Lee "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen."
The article below appeared recently in The Epoch Times.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mothers-and-sons-george-washington-and-mary-ball-washington_3213906.html
In his day, Washington was a wealthy man, the equivalent of Donald Trump or a Michael Bloomberg, but with a different sense of himself and his duties.
His mother may have helped inculcate him those virtues that after his death brought the honorific from Richard Henry Lee "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen."
The article below appeared recently in The Epoch Times.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mothers-and-sons-george-washington-and-mary-ball-washington_3213906.html
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