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--- George Washington was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States of America. |
"I wish from my soul that the legislature of this State could see a policy of a gradual Abolition of Slavery." (letter to Lawrence Lewis, August 4, 1797)More Information
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Timeless Principles
Mercy Otis Warren "[W]riters on government agree, and the feelings of the human mind witness the truth of these political axioms, that man is born free and possessed of certain unalienable rights-that government is instituted for the protection, safety and happiness of the people, and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any man, family, or class of men-That the origin of all power is in the people, and that they have an incontestable right to check the creatures of their own creation, vested with certain powers to guard the life, liberty ... READ MORE |
