abigail adams wrote to her husband about this time. she said, future generations who will reap the blessings will scarcely know the hardships and suffering we have endured on their behalf, and we do not. we do not sufficiently know. wrote that, and when i read that, it reminded me that these people knew they were making history. absolutely. they knew they were being called upon to play a part in one of the great historical dramas of all time and they would be judged by how they played their parts, each individually. wonderful, young henry knox, one ,f the most admirable people aid to george washington, former boston bookseller, knew nothing more about the military than what he read in books. 25 years old. the very day the text of the declaration of independence arrives in new york from washington from philadelphia, he writes, as we play our parts, history will thes ill or favorably future will judge us ill or favorably. they know they are part of history. that is extr
one of the reasons i wanted to write a book was a line abigail adams wrote to her husband about this time. she said, future generations who will reap the blessings will scarcely know the hardships and sufferings we have endured on their behalf. and we don t. we do not sufficiently no. mr. rose: i knew she wrote that. when i read that, it reminded me that these people knew they were making history. mr. mccullough: absolutely. absolutely. they knew they were being called upon to play a part in one of the great historical dramas of all time, and that they would be judged by how they played their parts, each individually. henry knox, wonderful, young henry knox, was one of the most admirable people in the whole world. mr. rose: aid to george washington. mr. mccullough: commander of artillery. a former boston bookseller who knew nothing more about the military then he read in books. 25 years old. he writes the very day the text of the independence declaration arrives from philadel
and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. the glorious ideals and ideas of the declaration of independence which we celebrate, as we should, every fourth of july and, as we know, our secular faith would have been nothing more than a declaration, words on paper, if it weren t for the people doing the hard slogging and the fighting, against all odds, suffering terribly. one of the reasons i wanted to write the book is one of the lines abigail adams wrote to her husband about this time. she said, future generations who will reap the blessings will scarcely know the hardships and sufferings we ve endured in their behalf. and we don t sufficiently know. rose: i knew she wrote that and, when i read that, it remind med that these people knew they were making history. absolutely. absolutely. they knew that they were being called upon
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there s a saying around here: you stand behind what you say. around here, we don t make excuses, we make commitments. and when you can t live up to them, you own up and make it right. some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where it s needed most. but i know you ll still find it, when you know where to look. rose: additional funding provided by: and by bloomberg. a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. the glorious ideas and ideals of the declaration of independence which we celebrate, as we should every fourth of july, and as we know by our secular faith would have been nothing more than a declaration, words on paper, if it hadn t been for the people who were out there in the slog fighting against all odds, suffering terribly. one of the reasons i wanted to writ