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Events • July 30, 2014 

# George Washington and the Power of Restraint 

From [Cato University 2014: Summer Seminar on Political Economy](https://www.cato.org/cato-university/2014/schedule) The Cato Institute’s premier educational event, this annual program brings together outstanding faculty and participants from across the country and, often, from around the globe in order to examine the roots of our commitment to liberty and limited government, and explore the ideas and values on which the American republic was founded.

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

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