I trust . . . that the good sense of our countrymen will guard the public weal against this and every other innovation and that, altho{ugh} we may be a little wrong now and then, we shall return to the right path with more avidity." 15 It was an accurate forecast of American history, both its tragic lapses and its miraculous redemptions.
( Ron Chernow )
[ Washington: A Life ]
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