Who are the men who call themselves masons?

Today, as always, masons are men who act on the square,

who guide their actions according to their belief in the supreme architect of the universe.

What were they doing at the Green Dragon?

They were meeting as Lodge brothers

to plan the unique event that so effectively dramatized America's fight against tyranny.

By staging the Boston Tea Party, what is the sign that points to the source

whence flows the spirit that has contributed so much

to the triumphs of freedom for these United States?

That sign is in the hearts of men who know this emblem, who have known it since America's

dawning. There you will find the answer.

G is the initial of God. In Freemasonry, that symbol is indeed powerful.

George Washington knew that sign and all that it stands for.

He lived his life according to the principles for which it stands,

and so helped lay the cornerstones of liberty.

Every man I mention is a member of the Brotherhood of Freemasonry.

Thus are they pledged to uphold the age-old ideals

of honesty, integrity, and forthrightness. The tension between North and South had exploded into the tragedy of American fighting American. Despite four years of fighting, all were

reunited as brothers and masons for all

Americans to honor for their valor and their sacrifice even in war many were

those who refused to forget the meaning of brotherhood. Stonewall Jackson,

Winfield Hancock,

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