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To all people who are enjoying a Monday holiday, here is a little reminder of why we are celebrating President's Day. The State of Maryland has completed purchase of the original handwritten final draft of George Washington's resignation as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Congress, and it will have a special ceremony tomorrow at the Maryland State House, where the document will be housed officially.
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The speech, scholars say, was a turning point in U.S. history. As the Revolutionary War was winding down, some wanted to make Washington king. Some whispered conspiracy, trying to seduce him with the trappings of power. But Washington renounced them all.
By resigning his commission as commander in chief to the Continental Congress -- then housed at the Annapolis capitol -- Washington laid the cornerstone for an American principle that persists today: Civilians, not generals, are ultimately in charge of military power.
By resigning his commission as commander in chief to the Continental Congress -- then housed at the Annapolis capitol -- Washington laid the cornerstone for an American principle that persists today: Civilians, not generals, are ultimately in charge of military power.