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. Barbary pirates portrait of Washington seated facing left by Gilbert Stuart, Washington as Farmer at Mount Vernon Sociologist Barry Schwartz argues that in the 1930s and 1940s the memory of Abraham Lincoln was practically sacred and provided the nation with "a moral symbol inspiring and guiding American life" During the Great Depression he argues Lincoln served "as a means for seeing the world's disappointments for making its sufferings not so much explicable as meaningful" Franklin D Roosevelt preparing America for war used the words of the Civil War president to clarify the threat posed by Germany and Japan Americans asked "What would Lincoln do?":xi 9 24 However Schwartz also finds that since World War II Lincoln's symbolic power has lost relevance and this "fading hero is symptomatic of fading confidence in national greatness" He suggested that postmodernism and multiculturalism have diluted greatness as a concept.:xi 9. Washington on horseback in the middle of a battle scene with other soldiers Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

The District is not a state and therefore has no voting representation in Congress D.C residents elect a non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives currently Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C At-Large) who may sit on committees participate in debate and introduce legislation but cannot vote on the House floor the District has no official representation in the United States Senate Neither chamber seats the District's elected "shadow" representative or senators Unlike residents of U.S territories such as Puerto Rico or Guam which also have non-voting delegates D.C residents are subject to all federal taxes in the financial year 2012 D.C residents and businesses paid $20.7 billion in federal taxes; more than the taxes collected from 19 states and the highest federal taxes per capita. Tariff of 1828, 4.4 Domestic slave trade and forced migration By 1870 the District's population had grown 75% from the previous census to nearly 132,000 residents. Despite the city's growth Washington still had dirt roads and lacked basic sanitation Some members of Congress suggested moving the capital further west but President Ulysses S Grant refused to consider such a proposal.