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Judge Napolitano on George Washington

February 22, 2010 By: John Kindley Category: Founders

Via the LewRockwell.com Blog:

George Washington . . . was a Southern planter who owned and relied on slaves. Washington punished his slaves by whipping or selling them, divided their families so they would work more efficiently, and provided them with as little means as tolerable. He also raffled off the slaves of those bankrupt slaveholders who owed him money. Washington’s most gruesome act as a (more…)