Augustus Washington Born : 1820 Died : June 7, 1875 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Augustus Washington I know this was the soil on which I was born: but I have nothing to glorify this as my country. I have no pride of ancestry to point back to. Our forefathers did not come here as did the Pilgrim fathers, in search of a place where they could enjoy civil and religious liberties. Augustus Washington religious country father