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David Gordon
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David Gordon, “George Washington: An Image and Its Influence,” in Reassessing the Presidency: The Rise of the Executive State and the Decline of Freedom , ed. John V. Denson (Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2001), chap. 2, pp. 33–44. George Washington took office as president in 1789 with an asset of inestimable value. People viewed him as the