Washington's Republic: Science, Progress and Human Freedom
In 1787, George Washington and his close allies created a sovereign Republic and ground it in a commitment to science, manufacturing and technological progress.
In this concluding part of the current series on Washington, we shall focus on three things: Washington's sponsorship of inventors and revolutionary technologies; the fight at the Constitutional Convention against Slavery; and the establishment of a National Government with broad powers to act on behalf of the General Welfare. Ours is not a nation that is a plaything for "free market" oligarchs, but a Republic, constitutionally pledged to build a better, more productive future "for ourselves and our posterity." We must rediscover these principles and accept the mandate to save and rebuild our nation today.