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The Will of the People

William E. White | Posted 10.14.2012 | Home
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William E. White

Partisanship and rancor are not new. We have not fallen from some republican ideal into a new style of debauchery. Our political battles have been hard-fought and hard-won right from the very beginning.

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George Washington's Biggest Critic

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.21.2012 | Media
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Chris Weigant

When Washington died, the phrase which spread the country was: "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen." While this may be almost universally true today, it was not when the man held office.

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