George Washington actually said...

I do by these presents most earnestly admonish and exhort all persons whom it may concern to refrain and desist from all unlawful combinations and proceedings.

Context

Proclamation 3B—Cessation of Violence and Obstruction of Justice in Protest of Liquor Laws

09/14/1792

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