If William Clinton was George Washington

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If William Clinton was George Washington


"George Washington, did YOU chop down the cherry tree?"

"No, Dad."

"I think you are lying."

"No, no, no!  I swear I did NOT chop down the cherry tree."

"Son, I saw you out here with your axe.  Your punishment will be much
worse for you if you lie.  Now, tell me the truth!"

"Dad, I answered your question truthfully.  Still, I must take 
complete responsibility for all my actions.  While my answer was 
legally accurate, I did not volunteer information."

"Indeed, Dad, I did cause the cherry tree to be lying on the ground. 
To do this was wrong.  It constituted a critical lapse in judgment 
and a personal failure on my part for which I am solely and completely 
responsible. 

"I know my answer to you gave a false impression.  I misled you, my own
father.  I deeply regret that.

"I can only tell you I was motivated by many factors. First, by a desire
to protect myself from the embarrassment of my own conduct.

"I was also very concerned about protecting Mom from this shock.

"What I did, Dad, was use a saw to cause the cherry tree to fall. Only
after the tree was already down did I go get my axe to chop off 
individual branches. So, I chopped off branches, but sawed down the 
tree.  Look at the saw cut on the stump and the axe cuts on the 
branches.  Therefore, legally, I told the truth.

"I ask you to turn away from the spectacle of this fallen tree and to
return our attention to a solid family relationship."


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