A people... who are possessed of the spirit of commerce, who see and who will pursue their advantages may achieve almost anything. - George Washington

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A people... who are possessed of the spirit of commerce, who see and who will pursue their advantages may achieve almost anything.

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George Washington (22 February 1732 – 14 December 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in June 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and then served as president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, which drafted and ratified the Constitution of the United States and established the American federal government. Washington has thus been called the "Father of his Country".

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Also Known As: American Fabius American Cincinnatus
Alternative Names: Father of the United States
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