You and all the rest of the dead white men were responsible for giving this nation the best run in the history of the planet, so thanks for all those good years.
Be glad you’re not around to see it today, but as you undoubtedly knew, nothing lasts forever. You did your amazing best, but sooner or later human nature trumps human reason.
And sorry about how those places that were later named after you turned out. That wasn’t your fault either. Perhaps they’ll get renamed after some Communist that they adore so much.
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“It is peace for our time.” — Neville the Appeaser
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The reluctant president. His birthday is worth celebrating. I remember when we acknowledged his birthday individually. Now it’s all rolled into one day for all presidents. Doing that resulted in lost meaning and a general veneration of all presidents which from what I’ve learned about Washington, he would not have wanted. He saw the danger of centralized power and elevating the presidency to ersatz king through veneration etc. would be an insult to his legacy. George Washington, one of few worthy of veneration, didn’t want it. God bless him. We all enjoy freedoms at his hands.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier
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George Washington, one of few worthy of veneration
Yes, sir! What a shame to just drop him into the melange of presidents for a “Presidents Day” while fully three quarters of those presidents aren’t worthy of an honor in the first place.
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At the end of the Revolutionary War, many people in America and Europe thought Washington would retain the reins of power to become the leader of the new nation, or even king. When told by the American artist Benjamin West that Washington was going to resign, King George III of England said "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world."
