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Events • July 31, 2013 

# Rob McDonald, George Washington and the Power of Restraint 

From [Cato University 2013](https://www.cato.org/cato-university/2013/schedule)

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##### [Robert McDonald](/people/robert-mcdonald)

Professor of History, Department of History & War Studies, United States Military Academy; Adjunct Scholar