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George Washington

George Washington (1732-1799) was a pivotal figure in American history. He is often referred to as the "Father of His Country." He was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He played a crucial role in the American Revolution as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army,... show more

quote icon “…the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.”

- George Washington

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quote icon Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a Freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth.

- George Washington

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quote icon Since we ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained: And since the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.

- George Washington

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quote icon “…the foundations of our National policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality.”

- George Washington

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quote icon Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. 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

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quote icon No People can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States. Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency.

- George Washington

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quote icon The tumultous populace of large cities are ever to be dreaded. Their indiscriminate violence prostrates for the time all public authority, and its consequences are sometimes extensive and terrible. Letter, 28 July 1791, to the Marquis de Lafayette.

- George Washington

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quote icon Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

- George Washington

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