...want it used as a symbol of the new United States. He said that, "I wish the Eagle had not been chosen the representative of our country. He is a bird of...moral character. He does not get his Living honestly. . . . Besides he is a rank coward. ... He is therefore by no means a proper emblem for the brave and...

...daughter, Sarah, January 26, 1784 For my own part, l wish the bald eagle had not been chosen to represent our country. He is a bird of bad moral character. He does not get his living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead tree near the river where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches...

...eagle saying, "For my part, 1 wish the eagle had not been chosen as the representative of this county. He is a bird of bad moral character; he does not get his living honestly. You may have seen him perched in some dead tree where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of...

...not displeased that the figure looks more like a turkey than a bald eagle. For my own part I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country. He does not get his living honestly. He perches on some dead tree near the river, where, too lazy to fish...