[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who wan…

George Washington
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[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands of our western country, the second land of Promise, and there dwell in peace, fulfilling the first and great commandment. ✨ Jay A. Parry, Andrew M. Allison, George Washington (1991). The real George Washington, Natl Center for Constitutional
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