In this age of politically correct thinking, I wonder how much of our history has been sanitized or rewritten in order to increase our dependence on the state. No one would argue that our founding patriots were an independent group. They would never understand how the very freedom that they sacrificed their lives to give us is something that we freely give away.
I was never taught much about George Washington in school beyond the winter in Valley Forge, that he was our first president and the cherry tree fable. I was never taught that he was actually the eleventh president since there were ten previous presidents under the Articles of Confederation:
• Samuel Huntington
• Thomas McKean
• John Hanson
• Elias Boudinot
• Thomas Mifflin
• Richard Henry Lee
• John Hancock
• Nathaniel Gorham
• Arthur St. Clair
• Cyrus Griffin
What was the role that George Washington played in our history that led to the book:
The Real George Washington: America’s Most Indispensable Man? He was a soldier, farmer, father, politician, surveyor and explorer. Was he the man directly responsible for giving us the greatest country the world has ever seen? After reading this book, I realized that President Washington’s contributions to our country have been understated.
The depth of his faith in God (that would be our Christian God) was so complete that he never wavered in his devotion. He never accepted a salary for the eight years that he led the military and militias. Although he was not personally a wealthy man, he outfitted six naval schooners at his own expense to sail in the Massachusetts Bay in 1775. The flag that these ships flew was known as the “Washington Cruisers” flag shown below.

The tree represents the tree in Boston under which the Sons of Liberty would meet: the Liberty Tree. The liberty tree was actually an elm tree and had became a symbol of the Revolution before it was cut down by the British. “AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN” was a plea to God to protect our troops and guide our actions so that we could withstand the greatest military and financial power in the world. Washington knew that without God’s help, we could never succeed.
These words also are a reference to a resolution passed by the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts: “Appealing to Heaven for the justice of our cause, we determine to die or be free”.
Our country was built on the morality and virtue that religion provides. Without these values, our country has become nothing more than a collection of corrupt, career politicians who have sold our children into slavery.
Ask yourself why you have probably never seen or heard of the Washington Cruisers flag. The answer is simple: any reference to God is restricted in our schools and work place like the American flag, morality, virtue and truth. Our country needs a new appeal to Heaven in order to give liberty to the next generation. Unfortunately Socialism requires its citizens to be dependent on the state in order to survive.
David DeGerolamo
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