Word: untrodden
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...find a man in America with a great character and let him invest a tradition and shape a national character. They found George Washington. He did his job splendidly. He might even have known what he was doing. When he took the presidency he wrote, "I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent." That is at once beautiful and profound. It is no wonder he succeeded, entering office with such a code of conduct...