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Oh All right A pushers were referring to George Washington's

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farewell address right here This thing from seventeen ninety six

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This is Ensign story experience approved for an internal one

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movement and the Republican government says a partiality for one

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new urination and great rule of conduct for us in

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regard for an Asian Have you no political good faith

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here Let us stop You're a peasant a primary and

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a handsome and Adrian and the causes of wonder essentially

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foreign to our concerns questioned the concerns expressed by Washington

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in the excerpt were in response to what George Washington

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dedicated a large portion of his farewell address to explaining

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foreign relations and the dangers of having permanent alliances with

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far nations Well this was a central issue dominating US

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politics during the French revolutionary wars So the answer is

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a the debate over the United States involvement in the

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French revolutionary wars the loser bowl Well the fact that

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Washington had slaves and a lot of them doesn't create

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a controversy over slave trade So he grew to be

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especially since it's not even found in the excerpt Any

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feelings about the treatment of the Native Americans didn't show

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up either and the language in the excerpt well doesn't

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specifically point to Great Britain And yes George was a

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fine politician Fine warrior saved our country made our country

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But you got a view his slave ownership and a

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lonely other things he did in the context of the

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era because he was no saint

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