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"The Revolution was understood as a matter of Providence to these men, including the greatest of them, George Washington."
"There are a lot of truths about George Washington that seldom get told, and then there are 'facts' about him that are just plain wrong."
"If George Washington represents the founding of this country, its Constitution, what it stood for, etc., then Martin Luther King is the figure who represents the legal enshrinement of its antithesis through the changes in federal law that were a result of the Civil Rights Movement."
"George Washington voluntarily left office after two terms...he was a hesitant leader."
"George Washington was not 300 years ago, you need to do some history lessons."
"George Washington lost 90% of his battles, but he won the most important one, right?"
"I don't think George Washington was out there worshiping Satan."
"George Washington's first engagement appeared to be a complete success, but it sparked all-out war in North America."
"It's a Fox Chase, boy, as Washington says as he leads his soldiers to Victory."
"George Washington, the first president of the United States, the only president to be unanimously elected to the office."
"George Washington was the Exemplar of that, that's what he fought for."
"Washington cautioned the nation against the formation of political parties."
"Even in the 1790s, we see Washington still trying to find some way to add tobacco to the crop."
"The unity of government... is also now dear to you. It is justly so." - George Washington
"George Washington was terrified of being buried alive."
"George Washington was born on February 22nd, 1732."
"So the next time you look at that $1 bill, think about good old George, military hero, lover of dogs, and also, dancing."
"The war is turned, but at Yorktown, George Washington surrounded Cornwallis."
"We negotiate the terms of surrender. I see George Washington smile."
"In a time like no other when history has made men and men have made history, no one more than George Washington has guided the destiny of America."
"This is what George Washington actually died for, this is what he wanted."
"This place is the one place in the world George Washington loved more than any other."
"George Washington is farewell addressed he he cautioned the Americans to observe good faith and Justice towards All Nations cultivate peace and harmony with all religion and morale religion and morality is amongst some of the usually in."
"I know about like George Washington cherry tree Marceline's they teach you that and then they tell you when you get older or not there was no cherry tree he never did that."
"George Washington opened a Distillery after being president."
"...it was actually George Washington's headquarters during the Battle of Harlem Heights in the Revolutionary War"
"...I think it'd be very easy to be hyper-critical of George Washington for kind of those contradictory stances in life. Personally, this is just me, I'm willing to give a little bit of grace to George Washington."
"...what we see in George Washington that I think is admirable is an evolution of thought over the course of his life to where by the end, at least in private correspondence, he was advocating for the abolition of slaves."
"The 1989 Washington quarter features a striking design with George Washington on the obverse and a majestic bald eagle on the reverse."
"That is George Washington's hair right there."
"For the entirety of his first and second terms, George Washington did not live in the White House."
"By the time George Washington was 26 years old, he was an experienced frontiersman, a builder of two highways, a battle-hardened soldier, a survivalist, a surveyor, and an officer—the worthy coming of age of a man who would start a new nation."
"George Washington loved Mount Vernon and his farm. In fact, he said he'd rather be on his farm than be the Emperor of the world."
"The George Washington Bowie is one of the most impressive knives that was ever made."
"Washington resisted the temptation of seizing absolute power, recognizing that the United States urgently needed a stable Democratic Republic."
"Leaders like George Washington were capable of compromise while pursuing a more perfect union."
"The public's faith in George Washington's role at the Constitutional Convention played a vital role in Virginia's ascent."
"Thanks to the leadership of George Washington and his fellow delegates, the former colonies were truly unified into one United States equipped with a representative government that was both balanced and empowered to serve the people."
"It was General George Washington who saw its strategic value to the lower Hudson Valley."
"This is actually the bed where George Washington died."
"Why didn't George Washington's father punish George after he chopped down the cherry tree? Because George was still holding the ax."
"Who was the first president? George Washington."
"Washington's total victory was made possible only by his total failure."
"George Washington didn't have a middle name, didn't sign the Declaration of Independence, and he loved to dance."
"George Washington is dead, but he's on the dollar bill because he had the respect and the integrity to live long after his death."
"George Washington... without him there would be no America."
"We actually see George Washington have a nervous breakdown on screen."
"George Washington actually wore his own hair styled to look like a wig."
"Washington wore his hair powdered."
"At one time, George Washington was the nation's largest whiskey producer."
"Without George Washington there may have been no victory in the Revolutionary War, and thus no United States."
"Washington’s most important role in the war was the embodiment of the legitimacy of American resistance to the Crown, the representation of the Revolution."
"The war had ended, peace had come, George Washington welcomed this with open arms."
"It's the first President of the United States, part of the founding fathers, George Washington has come to the MDT Royal Rumble."
"George Washington felt shaking hands was beneath the president, so he would bow."
"It was originally established to honor George Washington."
"George Washington is a hero of the Revolution."
"George Washington visited here first on November of 1753, then again in 1754, and on the night of June 26, 1755."
"George Washington was not a good tactical battlefield commander, but he was a good leader overall."
"The importance of the well-timed charge was significant; it delayed the British long enough for the Continentals to retreat and possibly save George Washington's life."
"It absolutely had to be George Washington."
"John Hanson was president before George Washington."
"Who was the first President? Everyone knows it was George Washington."
"George Washington was an avid spymaster and his use of espionage and deception proved critical to winning the Revolutionary War."