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One's god dictates the kind of law one implements and also controls the application and development of that law over time. Given enough time, all non-Christian systems of law self-destruct in a fit of tyranny.

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George Washington
Age: 67 †
Born: 1732
Born: February 22
Died: 1799
Died: December 14
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