American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (August 28, 1749-March 22, 1832) was a German poet, playwright and novelist. Born in Frankfurt-am-Main, he achieved recognition with his "sturm und drang" style play Gotz von Berlichingen, 1773, and the romantic novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1774. He lived at the ducal court of Saxe-Weimar from 1775 till his death. A visit to Italy, 1786-88, gave inspiration for the plays Iphigenie auf Tauris, 1787, and Egmont, 1788. He wrote Torquato Tasso, 1790; The Apprenticeship of Wilhelm Meister, 1795-96; and his most noted work, Faust, written in stages over his career, 1808-32. He compiled fourteen volumes of...

Bishop James Madison (August 27, 1749-March 6, 1812) was President of the College of William and Mary, 1777-1812; presided over the first convention of the Episcopal Church in Virginia, 1785; and was elected first Bishop of the dioceses, 1790. His "Eulogy on George Washington" was published in 1800. On February 19, 1795, Bishop Madison responded to President George Washington's call for a National Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer by preaching a sermon, later published, titled Manifestation of the Beneficence of Divine Providence towards America-a Discourse, Delivered on Thursday the 19th of February, 1795, Being the Day Recommended by the President...

Luther Martin (February 9, 1748-July 8, 1826) was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention where he gave 53 speeches. He proposed the "electoral college" system for selecting the President and strongly opposed a central government which would usurp the sovereignty of the states. One of the most prominent lawyers in the country, he served for 28 years as the Attorney General of Maryland, one of the longest records in American history. Luther Martin described himself as being devoted to: <The sacred truths of the Christian religion.> 1748LM001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted...

Sir Alexander Fraser Tytler (October 15, 1747-January 5, 1813) knighted Lord Woodhouselee, was an English historian. He wrote an essay titled The Principles of Translation, 1791, which was the first systematic study in English of translation. In his work, Universal History from the Creation of the World to the Beginning of the Eighteen Century (Boston: Fetridge and Company, 1834; 1850), Sir Alexander Fraser Tytler wrote: <As the Stoics believed the universe to be the work of an all-powerful, all-wise, and supremely beneficent Being, whose providence continually regulates the whole of that system of which every part is so combined as...

John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747-July 18, 1792) was called the "Father of the American Navy." He was noted for his courage in fighting larger and better equipped fleets. In 1779, he took command of the Bonhomme Richard (Poor Richard), which he named in honor of the Benjamin Franklin, author of Poor Richard's Almanac. On September 23, 1779, the Bonhomme Richard attacked the British ship, Serapis, which was leading a convoy. The ships came so close to each other that the masts entangled and the cannon muzzles touched. After intense naval combat, which nearly destroyed the Bonhomme Richard, the British...