father of his country
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Nobody escaped calumny, not even the esteemed father of his country.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2017
George Washington was the father of his country.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 24, 2017
The father of his country, he offered another persuasive exhibit for the Great Man theory of history.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2013
Correspondence between George Washington and Mary Ball Washington revealed that the father of his country was also an exasperated son.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2013
"I agree with the father of his country, that we should guard with a jealousy becoming a free people, our institutions, against the insidious wiles of foreign influence."
From Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors by Brownlow, William Gannaway
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