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Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war.
George Washington
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George Washington
Age: 67 †
Born: 1732
Born: February 22
Died: 1799
Died: December 14
1St U.S. President
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My death has not yet quite arrived, but it is near and inevitable as night follows day.
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