On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
I think it was Rule 89 of those Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior that George Washington kept that said the following: 'Speak not evil of the absent for it is unjust.'
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Whitehouse references Washington's rules to emphasize civility in discussions.
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