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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

3951 Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3951
AUTHOR:Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
QUOTATION:Here you would know and enjoy what posterity will say of Washington. For a thousand leagues have nearly the same effect with a thousand years.
ATTRIBUTION:Letter to Washington, March 5, 1780.