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George Washington: “Peace ought to be pursued with unremitted zeal before the last resource, which has so often been the scourge of nations…”

On the recordApril 15, 1794
Peace ought to be pursued with unremitted zeal before the last resource, which has so often been the scourge of nations, is contemplated.
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George Washington
Independent · Virginia

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