Over grown military establi... by George Washington, an American President

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“Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.”

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Name: George Washington

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Feb 22, 1732

Date of Death: Dec 14, 1799

Profession: President

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