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The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations And Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights and previleges, if by decency and propriety of conduct they appear to merit the enjoyment.   Washington, George

Source: General GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter to the members of the Volunteer Association and other Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Ireland who have lately arrived in the City of New York, December 2, 1783.The Writings of George Washington, ed. John C. Fitzpatrick, vol. 27, p. 254 . · This quote is tagged Uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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