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Posted at 8:31am on May 2, 2008 George Washington and the Church State Question

A conversation with Tara Ross and Joseph C. Smith

By Kevin Holtsberry

Welcome to another edition of Red State radio. Today’s guests are Tara Ross and Joe Smith authors of Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State.

In our conversation we discuss George Washington’s unique perspective on questions of church and state; why his views have not been more widely discussed or understood; how one phrase from one letter from Thomas Jefferson came to dominate American views on the subject; and how we might go about changing this dominance.

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Posted at 10:26pm on Dec. 27, 2007 Re: Re: A History Lesson

By Pejman Yousefzadeh

I learned the quotation thusly:

"Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have not only grown gray but almost blind in service to my country.

Posted at 2:12am on Dec. 27, 2007 A History Lesson

By Pejman Yousefzadeh

Just in case you were ever inclined to take the legacy of George Washington for granted.