One of the most influential founding fathers and as a beacon of democracy in a
time where military might was seen as more important than the will of the people.
George Washington was the President while securing America’s independence. He
is generally accepted as one of the most important Presidents in the history of our country.
During his service as President, Washington was, more than anything, a model of democracy to future
presidents, setting precedents in many areas including a faith in civil, not military, rule and a focus on the
will of the people above all things.
From a religious perspective, George Washington was a controversial figure. Like many of the founding fathers,
he was a Deist – believing in God, but not believing that God intervenes on a day to day basis.
Throughout his life, Washington was a proponent of democracy, fair treatment of slaves, and the will of the
Freemasons, and organization in which he was heavily involved.
(1732 - 1799)
It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
~ George Washington
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
~ George Washington
Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.
~ George Washington
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
~ George Washington
Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.
~ George Washington
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
~ George Washington
Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.
~ George Washington
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
~ George Washington
Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your
preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.
~ George Washington
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are
the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
~ George Washington
Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.
~ George Washington
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is
to dislodge them after they have got possession.
~ George Washington
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily
laid upon them by their governments.
~ George Washington
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
~ George Washington
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
~ George Washington
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
~ George Washington
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
~ George Washington
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
~ George Washington
Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
~ George Washington
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
~ George Washington
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
~ George Washington
The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
~ George Washington
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all
my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.
~ George Washington
There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation.
It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
~ George Washington
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
~ George Washington
The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every
person of sense and character detests and despises it.
~ George Washington
War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.
~ George Washington
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.
~ 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
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
~ George Washington
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity,
before it is entitled to the appellation.
~ George Washington
My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse
executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.
~ George Washington
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.
~ George Washington
The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.
~ George Washington
He was the 16th president of the United States, who guided his country through the most devastating experience
in its national history, the Civil War. He is considered by many historians to have been the greatest American president.
He is remembered for his involvement in the process that led to the end of slavery in the United States.
On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, at about 10:15 P.M., while attending a play at Ford's Theatre, president Lincoln was shot in the back of his head.
(1809 - 1865)
There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.
~ Charles Dickens
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
~ George Bernard Shaw
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
~ Friedrich NietzscheMore Proverbs
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