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George Washington: The Ideal President

George Washington: The Ideal President

Charlie Paparelli
Mar 08, 2019
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As I walked around Washington D.C., I began to notice how George Washington continues to be venerated. It wasn’t because of his great victories. Or that he was our first president. It was because of his greatest accomplishment. When faced with the prospect of unlimited power, fame, and wealth, he chose to resign. He walked away because he believed in th…

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