Thank you also to anyone who read my article "'Under God:' Understanding Its Revolutionary Usage," Journal of the American Revolution.
The phrase was meant to avert misfortune by piously making praise conditional and making confidence humble. It functioned like the Arabic phrase inshallah, "God willing." Only in the 1950s did Americans radically change the meaning of the phrase.
My thanks also to everyone who has taken a look at my ebook, The Founding Fathers versus Tucker Carlson. Where the Fox News opinion show host wants viewers to fear "demographic chance," George Washington wanted America to welcome the poor and oppressed "of all nations and religions."
You can find the book on
Kobo
Apple Books
Amazon Kindle
Barnes & Noble Nook
and other sites selling ebooks.
The phrase was meant to avert misfortune by piously making praise conditional and making confidence humble. It functioned like the Arabic phrase inshallah, "God willing." Only in the 1950s did Americans radically change the meaning of the phrase.
My thanks also to everyone who has taken a look at my ebook, The Founding Fathers versus Tucker Carlson. Where the Fox News opinion show host wants viewers to fear "demographic chance," George Washington wanted America to welcome the poor and oppressed "of all nations and religions."
You can find the book on
Kobo
Apple Books
Amazon Kindle
Barnes & Noble Nook
and other sites selling ebooks.
