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To: gman992
Washington. He is the only man who could have made himself a king and been cheered for doing so. His example in peacefully turning over power and retiring from public life made the difference between the great American experiment ending with a free republic rather than a banana republic.
35 posted on 07/03/2011 4:59:58 PM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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You can’t beat that. How many could turn down a crown or even another term of office? I wonder..., where are these men today or why can’t they get elected?


39 posted on 07/03/2011 5:06:48 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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