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George Washington holds one of the proudest titles that history can bestow.
He was the Father of his Nation. Almost alone his staunchness in the War of
Independence held the American colonies to their united purpose. His
services after victory had been won were no less great. His firmness and
example while first President restrained the violence of faction and
postponed a national schism for sixty years. His character and influence
steadied the dangerous leanings of Americans to take sides against Britain
or France. He filled his office with dignity and inspired his administration
with much of his own wisdom. To his terms as President are due the smooth
organisation of the Federal Government, the establishment of national
credit, and the foundation of a foreign policy. By refusing to stand for a
third term he set a tradition in American politics which has only been
departed from by President Franklin Roosevelt in the Second World War.
-Winston Churchill, A History of the English Speaking Peoples
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