Looking back at George Washington’s 1790 letter, the root of American religious freedom

One day in January 1948, in Atlanta, Georgia, a little boy named David stood in line with his father to visit the Freedom Train, filled with original American documents such as the Declaration of ...
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Rediscovering America’s Heritage: George Washington, Mount Vernon, and the American National Character

Brenda is the Assistant Director and Research Fellow for the Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Americans have maintained particular admiration for George Washington, who ...