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It's only natural for unbridled partisanship, unrestrained by allegiance to a greater cause, to lead to chaos.
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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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Engineer
Farmer
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Westmoreland County
Virginia
Washington
President Washington
G. Washington
Father of the United States
The American Fabius
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Chaos
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Partisanship
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