To see Men without Cloathes to cover their nakedness, without Blankets to lay on, without Shoes, by which their Marches might be traced by the Blood from their feet is a mark of Patience and obedience which in my opinion can scarce be parallel’d.
George Washington to John Bannister, 21 April 1778, John C. Fitzpatrick, ed., Writings of George Washington, 39 vols. (Washington, DC, 1931-39), as quoted in Joseph J. Ellis, His Excellency: George Washington. Alfred A. Knopf. 2004. p.112
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