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elleng

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Sat Nov 25, 2023, 01:46 AM Nov 2023

George Washington's famous August, 1790 letter to the Jews of Newport, RI

He wrote that: “every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and figtree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.” He continued: "For happily the Government of the United States gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens."

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George Washington's famous August, 1790 letter to the Jews of Newport, RI (Original Post) elleng Nov 2023 OP
If only . . . madashelltoo Nov 2023 #1
I believe that letter hangs in Touro Synagogue in Newport catrose Nov 2023 #2
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