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[Sherman Logan]

he worked tirelessly the last few years of his like to free all of his slaves upon his and Martha's death, and also to make provisions for their education and for the support of the former slave children and elderly.

To be contrasted rather dramatically with Jefferson, who lived lavishly all his life, incurred great debts, and had most of his slaves sold after his death to pay them.

[kalee]

thanks for posting

[Deo volente]

The poor man is probably rolling in his grave at the disaster which has befallen his beloved country.

[Honcho]

Washington's first step towards becoming an entrepreneur was to abandon the most common cash crop of his native Virginia, the now-dreaded tobacco. It wasn't for health reasons that Washington stopped planting it. It was because of taxes and duties that reduced his profits and the fact that the tobacco crop was depleting Mount Vernon's soil. As Pogue writes, "By 1766 the disappointingly low prices that he was receiving in return for his tobacco harvest convinced Washington that he would be better off...producing other commodities that had a more dependable payoff."


It makes one wonder what Washington would have thought of all the restrictions on businesses of today.

[Cindy]

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[ValerieTexas]

The mill produced about 278,000 pounds of flower per year,

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[ValerieTexas]

The mill produced about 278,000 pounds of flower per year,

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[SmallGovRepub]

“Whereas Franklin built gadgets at his homestead, and Jefferson built fancy buildings, Washington built was a series of integrated businesses.”

Franklin built a publishing empire. Aside from all of the writings he published, he published works for others as well. He had a huge “chain” of print shops. He was a man of modest means who became very wealthy as an entrepreneur. He didn't just build gadgets. Although it is true that he was an accomplished inventor, inventing things like the lightening rod, bifocals, the flexible catheter and many other things. He did some important scientific work with electricity. The guy was just amazing. It is an insult to infer that all he did was build gadgets at home.

[wildbill]

On Jeopardy a recent question was:

This former President was once the largest distiller of whisky in the nation.