Famous Quotes / George Washington
62 Quotations by George Washington
- 41. My manner of living is plain and I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mut ...
- 42. My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my s ...
- 43. My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is wor ...
- 44. Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
- 45. One of the difficulties in bringing about change in an organization is that you must do so through t ...
- 46. Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are ...
- 47. Speak not injurious words, neither in jest or earnest. Scoff at none, although they give occasion.
- 48. The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of ...
- 49. The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every ...
- 50. The general is sorry to be informed that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swea ...
- 51. The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government ...
- 52. The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
- 53. The tumultuous populace of large cities are ever to be dreaded. Their indiscriminate violence prostr ...
- 54. The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a ...
- 55. There is no restraining men's tongues or pens when charged with a little vanity.
- 56. There is nothing that gives a man consequence, and renders him fit for command, like a support that ...
- 57. To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
- 58. We must never despair; our situation has been compromising before, and it has changed for the better ...
- 59. We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpos ...
- 60. We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose ...