Virginia neighbors George Washington and George Mason were close friends for more than three decades. They had both taken part in the Constitutional Convention in 1787"”but Mason, who had wanted a strong bill of rights, had left the convention in disgust and fought hard, though unsuccessfully, against Virginia's ratification of the Constitution. In the end, Mason said he would support the new government, but Washington never forgave him. Mason couldn't fathom why"”or could he?
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