"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation."
--George Washington
Or did Washington really say that?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/018813.html
this quote is used in the chicken soup for the veteran's soul books and it was attributed to george washington. maybe someone should bring it up with that author
csusbgirlie 3 years ago
"...this is from George Warshington--George Warshington in 1787. George Warshington said..."
facelesscoward 3 years ago
I HATE JOHN FREAKIN MCAIN
roneeyboy 3 years ago
gw did not say quite a few things....
deritpeehs 3 years ago
How well we manage inflation will determine whether or not people will put up us debauching the currency in the future. -Thomas Jefferson. NOT!
libertyeconomics 3 years ago
The Library of Congress has verified that George Washington never made such a statement...McCain is using such a statement to advocate his warmongering ways and seeks to legitimize his overt Jingoism.
republicae 3 years ago
And praise God, there was no VA back then, either. So veterans didn't get screwed by yet another bureaucracy. The VA is the real anti-veteran organization.
libertyeconomics 3 years ago
What a cheeze ball this guy is...
lopez934 3 years ago
GW did not say this quote it is made up.
infundadiform 3 years ago
mc cain is lying Washington did not say that.
there were no other wars and there were only a few thousand American vets. everyone fought young and old back then. you people fighting is basically a 20th century phenomenon. this guy will say anything to keep this war going. quite a contrast to his rhetoric about Kosovo ,Somalia and Haiti. look up and watch the videos . he is a hypocrite and now he willing to allow torture. obama will win.
mc cain is not a republican and he is mentally unstable
infundadiform 3 years ago