The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation tha…

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The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained... ✨ George Washington's Inaugural Address, www.archives.gov. April 30, 1789.
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