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A half-starved limping government, always moving upon crutches and tottering at every step.
George Washington
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George Washington
Age: 67 †
Born: 1732
Born: February 22
Died: 1799
Died: December 14
1St U.S. President
Cartographer
Engineer
Farmer
Land Surveyor
Military Officer
Politician
Slaveholder
Statesperson
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Washington
President Washington
G. Washington
Father of the United States
The American Fabius
Government
Starved
Every
Crutches
Always
Step
Revolution
Steps
Half
Upon
Tottering
Moving
Limping
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