A tribute . . . is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The ways of Providence being inscrutable, and the justice of it not to be scanned by the shallow eye of humanity, nor… — George Washington Copy Share Image
A people contending for life and liberty are seldom disposed to look with a favorable eye upon either men or measures whose… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The tribute that is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories, and constituting each… — George Washington Copy Share Image
A person who is anxious to be a leader of the fashion, or one of the first to follow it, will certainly… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The eyes of all our countrymen are now upon us, and we shall have their blessings and praises, if happily we are… — George Washington Copy Share Image
No measure can be more desirable, whether viewed with an eye to its intrinsic importance, or to the general sentiment and wish… — George Washington Copy Share Image
It is . . . [the citizens] choice, and depends upon their conduct, whether they will be respectable and prosperous, or contemptable… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is one knows what it's like being the president. Not I, nor any president to come hence.… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Do not conceive that fine Clothes make fine Men, any more than fine feathers make fine Birds. A plain genteel dress is… — George Washington Copy Share Image
It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders. — George Washington Copy Share Image
The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the… — George Washington Copy Share Image
In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars. — George Washington Copy Share Image
The blessed Religion revealed in the word of God will remain an eternal and awful monument to prove that the best Institution may be… — George Washington Copy Share Image
While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering that God… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army,… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be right at… — George Washington Copy Share Image
If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected… — George Washington Copy Share Image
A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions. — George Washington Copy Share Image
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