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  • George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation: What a Different Era

    George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation: What a Different Era0

    (This story was originally published by Intellectual Takeout on November 22, 2017.) Thanksgiving is a quintessential American holiday. It is a holiday that in many ways requires some sense of the supernatural – whether we care to acknowledge it or not. Below you will find our first President’s proclamation of Thanksgiving in which his sense of

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  • George Washington’s Thanksgiving Message: What A Different Era

    George Washington’s Thanksgiving Message: What A Different Era5

    Thanksgiving is a quintessential American holiday. It is a holiday that in many ways requires some sense of the supernatural – whether we care to acknowledge it or not. Below you will find our first President’s proclamation of Thanksgiving in which his sense of the hand of Providence upon the American Republic is quite clear. Indeed,

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  • George Washington’s Thanksgiving Message: What A Different Era

    George Washington’s Thanksgiving Message: What A Different Era8

    Thanksgiving is a quintessential American holiday. It is a holiday that in many ways requires some sense of the supernatural – whether we care to acknowledge it or not. Below you will find our first President’s proclamation of Thanksgiving in which his sense of the hand of Providence upon the American Republic is quite clear. Indeed,

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  • George Washington’s Secret to Successful Government

    George Washington’s Secret to Successful Government0

    Searching for the perfect president is quickly becoming the main goal of 2016. But as we continue on the elusive quest for an ideal 45th president, perhaps we would benefit from examining the first: George Washington. While Washington had a number of ideas on what made a nation and its government great, one idea in

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  • George Washington’s Rules of Civility in the Age of Internet

    George Washington’s Rules of Civility in the Age of Internet0

    • October 13, 2015

    Ever read George Washington’s Rules of Civility? If so, it’s unlikely you’ve read more than a handful before you realize that you’ve repeatedly broken one or more at some point in time. It’s easy to laugh at the manners of the past and dismiss them as ridiculously stiff and formal. But would we experience more

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  • George Washington’s Dentures: Why We Venerate American Heroes

    George Washington’s Dentures: Why We Venerate American Heroes0

    Have you ever wanted to see George Washington’s dentures? Well you can find them displayed within the halls of his estate, Mount Vernon. They’re a bizarre amalgamation of metal, bone, and ivory, placed under glass and spotlights as if they were members of the crown jewels. The question arises, why such care for this macabre

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