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I shall be better satisfied if the same can be said of me as was said of the prophet of old, "That I walked in the fear of the Lord, and begat sons and daughters" [Genesis 5:22], than if it were inscribed on my tombstone that I governed the councils or commanded the arms of the whole continent of America.

⇛ Benjamin Rush (In 1797, By Appointment Of President Adams, Rush Was Made Treasurer Of The U.s. Mint, A Post He Held)
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