I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerel…

George Washington
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I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery. ✨ George Washington, Jared Sparks (1835). The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private, p.159
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