In George Washington’s undelivered first draft of his first inaugural address, he answered the accusation that he was running for political office to enrich himself. “Divine Providence hath not seen fit,” he wrote, “that my blood should be transmitted or my name perpetuated by the endearing, though sometimes seducing channel of immediate offspring.” In explaining […]
Sunday, September 15, 2025 — shots are fired on the Princeton Battlefield. Young soldiers rush at each other, bayonets and shotguns in hand. They fight tirelessly through the morning, excited by the prospect of glory. Yet, as noon passes, they grow weary. Seeking energy and sustenance, they throw down their weapons and collapse in the […]
As we begin to celebrate the country’s semiquincentennial, let’s remember it could have turned out far differently. “Now the onely way to avoyde this shipwracke, and to provide for our posterity, is to followe the counsell of Micah, to doe justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with our God. For this end, wee must […]
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