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Old 11-19-2012, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Boreas View Post
Washington wasn't behind it.

FDR was certainly one of the two greatest presidents we ever had and Washington isn't the other one.

John
That could be argued. FWIW, David McCullough considers him the best as he had the opportunity to essentially become our own King George and chose not to. Instead, he restrained any ambition he may have had in service of the nation and set the precedent for all future Presidents.
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