I hadn't been to Mount Vernon for 30 years, and since that time, they have restored more and built an outstanding museum and education center. It was a blustery March day, but the sky was beautiful at times, so the clouds made up for the lack of leaves on the trees.
As I get older, I appreciate far more the wisdom and sacrifices of Washington. Our country was immensely fortunate to have gotten it's start under a man who did not seek to consolidate and hold personal power. What I learned yesterday was that he was also an innovative farmer and conservationist who warned when he left office of the destructiveness of party politics. Our present day policians should all be required to read his biography and writings and take them to heart.
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