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Even the country's first president chafed at the limits placed on him by the writers of the U.S. Constitution. From the nature of the Constitution, ... I must approve all the parts of a bill, or reject it in toto.
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George Washington
Age: 67 †
Born: 1732
Born: February 22
Died: 1799
Died: December 14
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