‘If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.’ – George Washington.
Two days prior to his death, an apparently healthy George Washington had ridden around his estate on a cold wet day. Not wanting to keep guests waiting for dinner, he did not change out of his wet clothes.
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