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'''George Washington''' (1732-1799) was the unanimously elected 1st President of the [[United States of America]] and the Commander-in-Chief in the [[Revolutionary War]].<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html</ref> He was also a devout [[Christian]], with his adopted daughter once stating that if you question Washington's faith you may as well question whether or not he was a patriot.<ref>http://www.christiananswers.net/q-wall/wal-g011.html</ref>
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'''George Washington''' (1732-1799) was the unanimously elected 1st President of the [[United States of America]] and the Commander-in-Chief in the [[Revolutionary War]].<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html</ref> He was also a devout [[Christian]], with his adopted daughter once stating that "if you question Washington's faith, you may as well question whether or not he was a patriot."<ref>http://www.christiananswers.net/q-wall/wal-g011.html</ref>
    
Washington gave a great example of humility and lack of ambition bs serving only two terms as president and then stepping aside.  This precedent was then voluntarily followed for 140 years.
 
Washington gave a great example of humility and lack of ambition bs serving only two terms as president and then stepping aside.  This precedent was then voluntarily followed for 140 years.
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