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No point is of more importance than that the right of impeachment should be continued. Shall any man be above Justice?

George Mason

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George Mason
Age: 66 †
Born: 1725
Born: December 11
Died: 1792
Died: October 7
Lawyer
Politician
Slaveholder
Statesman
Fairfax
Virginia
George Mason IV
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Impeachment
Continued
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