May we all unite in rendering unto God our sincere and humble thanks –
For His kind care and protection of the people of this country,
For the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have enjoyed,
For the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness,
For the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed…
 
~ from President George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1789 ~
 
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Related:
The History and Legacy of Thanksgiving a primer; at the Patriot Post