“Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have not only grown gray but almost blind in the service of my country.”
When you read this, do you envision an aging humble man addressing a room?
If so, you are correct. This man led citizens and soldiers to challenge the tyrannical British monarchy. This statesman later gave up power and, the opportunity to lead this new great experiment, called the United States of America, indefinitely.
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