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George Washington
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George Washington
Age: 67 †
Born: 1732
Born: February 22
Died: 1799
Died: December 14
1St U.S. President
Cartographer
Engineer
Farmer
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Politician
Slaveholder
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Westmoreland County
Virginia
Washington
President Washington
G. Washington
Father of the United States
The American Fabius
Mother
More quotes by George Washington
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
George Washington
There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
George Washington
The advancement of agriculture, commerce and manufactures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommendation. But I cannot forbear intimating to you the expediency of giving effectual encouragement as well to the introduction of new and useful inventions from abroad, as to the exertions of skill and genius in producing them at home.
George Washington
Every post is honourable in which a man can serve his country.
George Washington
I was no party man myself, and the first wish of my heart was, if parties did exist, to reconcile them.
George Washington
We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government it's surest support.
George Washington
I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.
George Washington
Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can exist apart from religious principle.
George Washington
I am again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the functions of its Chief Magistrate.
George Washington
To err is nature, to rectify error is glory.
George Washington
A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
George Washington
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
George Washington
It is too probable that no plan we propose will be adopted. Perhaps another dreadful conflict is to be sustained. If, to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disprove, how can we afterwards defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair. The event is in the hand of God.
George Washington
The great Searcher of human hearts is my witness, that I have no wish, which aspires beyond the humble and happy lot of living and dying a private citizen on my own farm.
George Washington
I am principled against selling negroes, as you would do cattle at a market.
George Washington
Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die.
George Washington
Our Constitution gives to bigotry no sanction.
George Washington
[T]here is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists . . . an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness.
George Washington
It is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.
George Washington
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself.
George Washington
