It goes all the way back to the days of ancient Greece.
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He shared his wisdom with nephew Bushrod Washington in 1783.
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Nate Bargatze's George Washington SNL sketch has become an instant classic.
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The Trump administration’s project for erasing the parts of American history they find inconvenient continues unabated. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hit the occasional roadblock. In January, the administration removed portions of an exhibit at the former Philadelphia home of George Washington that made reference to 9 slaves he owned that spent time at […]
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"As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's _1984_ now existed, with its motto 'Ignorance is Strength,' this Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power it claims — to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts. — Read the rest
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