The bosom of America is open to receive not only the opulent & respectable Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights & previleges, if by decency & propriety of conduct they appear to merit the enjoyment. | |
— George Washington | |
Letter to Joshua Holmes, 2 December 1783 | |
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All Nations & Religions
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