MARTHA WASHINGTON, in a letter written to a relative \u0096 on Washington’s departure to Philadelphia in 1774 for the first Continental Congress:<\/p>\n
I foresee consequences; dark days and darker nights; domestic happiness suspended; social enjoyments abandoned; property of every kind put in jeopardy by war, perhaps; neighbors and friends at variance, and eternal separations on earth possible. But what are all these evils when compared with the fate of which the Port Bill may be only a threat? [The Port Bill was to close the port of Boston \u0096 as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party<\/i>] My mind is made up; my heart is in the cause. George is right; he is always right. God has promised to protect the righteous, and I will trust him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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