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Excerpt from Lessons for Our Times From the Life of Washington: An Address Delivered Before the Boston Young Men's Christian Union, on the Evening of February 22, 1874 That the wise and timely counsel contained in the following address might receive a wider hearing than could be obtained by a single delivery, the Board of Government of the Boston Young Men's Christian Union requested a copy for publication, believing that the example of one like Washington, who in private life was irreproachable, and through a long public career sought only the country's welfare, being freshly brought to mind, might induce many not only to emulate his example, but, at a time when corruption threatens the welfare of cities, states, and the nation itself, might lead them to measure public men by the lofty standard which his life presents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.