The mothers of famous men survive only in their sons.
What do we know of the Mother of Daniel Webster, or John Adams, or Patrick Henry, or Andrew Jackson, or of the mothers of our Revolutionary generals? This book is dedicated to Mary Ball Washing.
No memoir has been written in this country of the women who bore, fostered, and trained our great men.
Whatever the aspirations and energies of the mother, memorable achievement is not for her.
This is a rule almost as invariable as a law of nature.
The mothers of famous men survive only in their sons