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Washington

"But by the all‐powerfuldispensations of providence, "I have been protected beyond all...

"But by the all‐powerful
dispensations of providence, "I have been protected beyond all human probability
and expectation." ‐ Washington developed
the notion that somebody was looking
over him, that he should have died,
and he attributes this not to God but to providence

Full Transcript

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"But by the all‐powerful dispensations of providence,
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"I have been protected beyond
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all human probability and expectation."
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‐ Washington developed the notion
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that somebody was looking over him,
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that he should have died, and he attributes this
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not to God but to providence.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:24
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

The life story of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
S01 • E02 ‐ If we can do something that's very visible - Washington 00:13
‐ If we can do something that's very visible
S01 • E01 He believes that because those forces have saved him, - Washington 00:08
He believes that because those forces have saved him,
S01 • E02 ‐ If we settle down for winter in our current position, - Washington 00:05
‐ If we settle down for winter in our current position,
S01 • E01 ‐ We should all be grateful - Washington 00:05
‐ We should all be grateful
S01 • E02 ‐ What other alternative do we have? - Washington 00:04
‐ What other alternative do we have?
S01 • E01 What would have happened to us if he had been killed - Washington 00:05
What would have happened to us if he had been killed
S01 • E02 We cannot expect men to enlist in an army - Washington 00:08
We cannot expect men to enlist in an army
S01 • E01 ‐ With Braddock's death, Washington's most promising path - Washington 00:08
‐ With Braddock's death, Washington's most promisi...
S01 • E03 ‐ I am once again a private citizen, Martha. - Washington 00:05
‐ I am once again a private citizen, Martha.
S01 • E02 If we are to have any hope, - Washington 00:07
If we are to have any hope,
S01 • E03 ‐ And it did not take that long at all. - Washington 00:04
‐ And it did not take that long at all.
S01 • E01 But he emerges from the battle a war hero. - Washington 00:05
But he emerges from the battle a war hero.
S01 • E03 ‐ [laughs] - Washington 00:06
‐ [laughs]
S01 • E01 ‐ Newspapers and broadsides and tavern talk - Washington 00:09
‐ Newspapers and broadsides and tavern talk
S01 • E02 ‐ Then we are left with no other option, - Washington 00:05
‐ Then we are left with no other option,
S01 • E01 "Do you know that it was an American - Washington 00:13
"Do you know that it was an American
S01 • E02 ‐ There are a great many risks. - Washington 00:04
‐ There are a great many risks.
S01 • E02 ‐ And we will plan for them... - Washington 00:04
‐ And we will plan for them...
S01 • E03 ‐ I feel myself eased of a load of public care. - Washington 00:16
‐ I feel myself eased of a load of public care.
S01 • E02 The men have great faith in you, sir, - Washington 00:06
The men have great faith in you, sir,