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Washington

? "That the enemies,taking possession "of the city of Philadelphia, "with so little lossin...

� "That the enemies,
taking possession "of the city of Philadelphia, "with so little loss
in opposition, "has been very discouraging "to many of the true friends
of America, "that more men will die
this winter "than it would've cost lives
to have conquered the enemy "last summer and fall, "that it is a very great
reproach to America to say there is
only one general in it." ♪♪♪ ‐ Washington worried
the American people were going to believe
this criticism

Full Transcript

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‐ "That the enemies, taking possession
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"of the city of Philadelphia,
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"with so little loss in opposition,
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"has been very discouraging
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"to many of the true friends of America,
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"that more men will die this winter
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"than it would've cost lives to have conquered the enemy
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"last summer and fall,
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"that it is a very great reproach to America
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to say there is only one general in it."
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♪♪♪
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‐ Washington worried the American people
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were going to believe this criticism.
Duration
36 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:48
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

The life story of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
S01 • E03 This is a baseless charge, - Washington 00:05
This is a baseless charge,
S01 • E01 You know, he imagines a different future, - Washington 00:08
You know, he imagines a different future,
S01 • E03 ‐ The government cannot be expected - Washington 00:09
‐ The government cannot be expected
S01 • E01 ‐ But by far, Washington's greatest opportunity - Washington 00:15
‐ But by far, Washington's greatest opportunity
S01 • E03 ‐ A nation that ideologically - Washington 00:05
‐ A nation that ideologically
S01 • E03 ‐ If you disagree with President's policies, - Washington 00:06
‐ If you disagree with President's policies,
S01 • E01 ‐ His ambitions were not particularly political - Washington 00:06
‐ His ambitions were not particularly political
S01 • E01 Owning land‐‐ and if you were Southerner, - Washington 00:09
Owning land‐‐ and if you were Southerner,
S01 • E03 I fear this is an argument - Washington 00:05
I fear this is an argument
S01 • E01 ‐ In Great Britain, the Washingtons - Washington 00:06
‐ In Great Britain, the Washingtons
S01 • E03 They call it the funeral dirge of George Washington. - Washington 00:04
They call it the funeral dirge of George Washington.
S01 • E01 And when they came over in the 1600s, - Washington 00:07
And when they came over in the 1600s,
S01 • E01 And this is in his blood. The Washingtons are land‐hungry. - Washington 00:05
And this is in his blood. The Washingtons are land‐hungry.
S01 • E01 ‐ George Washington, at age 14, - Washington 00:07
‐ George Washington, at age 14,
S01 • E03 So I wish to be a king, do I? - Washington 00:04
So I wish to be a king, do I?
S01 • E01 And surveying was a hugely important job - Washington 00:07
And surveying was a hugely important job
S01 • E01 George Washington is earning his own money - Washington 00:07
George Washington is earning his own money
S01 • E02 Plagued with disease and desperately hungry, - Washington 00:10
Plagued with disease and desperately hungry,
S01 • E03 I did not want this. - Washington 00:06
I did not want this.
S01 • E01 ‐ The whole point of the West was - Washington 00:12
‐ The whole point of the West was