...to which our nationality directs. " The name of American" says Washington in his Farewell Address, "which belongs to you in your national capacity, must...any appellation derived from local discriminations." Our language presents evidences of progressively distinctive and capacious features, enlivened by the...

...together the various parts. For this you have every inducement of sympathy and interest. Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country...right to concentrate your affections. The name of AMERICA, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism...

...together the various parts. For this you have every inducement of sympathy and interest. Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate jrour affections. The name of AMERICAN, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always...

...in his Farewell Address proclaimed: "The name of American must always exalt [your] just pride . . . more than any appellation derived from local discriminations....the same Religion, Manners, Habits, and political principle."24 For Americo Paredes, however, "the name of American" was an interpretative fiction. Doing...

...purpose of keeping partisanship on probation was to center political passion on the Union. "Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections."24 The original critique of partisanship was instrumental to an effort to elevate, intensify,...

...together the various parts. For this you have every inducement of sympathy and interest. Citizens, by birth or choice of a common country, that country...right to concentrate your affections. The name of America, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism,...

...American, which belong[ed] to [them], in [their] national capacity," was rooted in cultural uniformity: "With slight shades of difference, you have the same Religion, Manners, Habits & Political Principles" (GWFA, 142, 143). Whatever fictions lent credibility to Washington's claim,...

...together the various parts. 10. For this you have every inducement of sympathy and interest. Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country...Religion, Manners, Habits and political Principles. You have in a common cause fought and triumphed together. The independence and liberty you possess...

...together the various parts. For this you have every inducement of sympathy and interest. Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country...Religion, Manners, Habits and political Principles. You have in a common cause fought and triumphed together. The independence and liberty you possess...

...together the various parts. For this you have every inducement of sympathy and interest. Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country...exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appelation derived from local discriminations. With slight shades of difference, you have the same...