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George Washington
(22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799)
American military leader and president who was commander-in-chief during the American Revolution (1775-83) and became the first president of the United States (1789-97).
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Science Quotes by George Washington (1)
Uniformity in the currency, weights, and measures of the United States is an object of great importance, and will, I am persuaded, be duly attended to.
— George Washington
First Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union (8 Jan 1790). From John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters, The American Presidency Project [online].
