--- title: "7 George w Quotes By George Washington" description: "7 George w quotes by George Washington. Plus more from George Washington and more George w sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ce/george-washington-257_george-w_george-washington-famously-warned-agains_76350.jpg" --- > [“George Washington famously warned against ... 'ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burden which we ourselves ought to bear”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/george-washington-famously-warned-against-ungenerously-throwing-upon/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ce/george-washington-257_george-w_george-washington-famously-warned-agains_76350.jpg) > [One of George Washington's main concerns was to make sure that his soldiers had adequate supplies of meat: A part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/one-of-george-washington-s-main-concerns-was-to-make-sure-that-his/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d66/george-washington-257_adequate_one-of-george-washington-s-main-concerns_175372.jpg) > ['A free people ought only be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/a-free-people-ought-only-be-armed-and-disciplined-but-they-should/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/george-washington-257_free-people_a-free-people-ought-only-be-armed-and-di_623897.jpg) > [The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism… It should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-name-of-american-which-belongs-to-you-in-your-national-capacity-2/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/george-washington-257_america_the-name-of-american-which-belongs-to-yo_926691.jpg) > [“Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause. George Washington, Revolutionary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/religious-controversies-are-always-productive-of-more-acrimony-and-2/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5b/george-washington-257_george-w_religious-controversies-are-always-produ_1001616.jpg) > [Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. --George…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/be-courteous-to-all-but-intimate-with-few-and-let-those-few-be-well-4/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68a/george-washington-257_confidence_be-courteous-to-all-but-intimate-with-fe_1916776.jpg) > [In his address of 19 September 1796, given as he prepared to leave office, President George Washington spoke about the importance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/in-his-address-of-19-september-1796-given-as-he-prepared-to-leave/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f6/george-washington-257_addresses_in-his-address-of-19-september-1796-give_2491229.jpg) ## Other authors on George w ## More by George Washington > [It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/it-is-absolutely-necessary-for-me-to-have-persons-that-can-think-for/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [The whole duty of man is summed up in obedience to God's will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-whole-duty-of-man-is-summed-up-in-obedience-to-god-s-will/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-turning-points-of-lives-are-not-the-great-moments-the-real-crises/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-propitious-smiles-of-heaven-can-never-be-expected-on-a-nation/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/interwoven-as-is-the-love-of-liberty-with-every-ligament-of-your/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/in-vain-would-that-man-claim-the-tribute-of-patriotism-who-should/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [The blessed Religion revealed in the word of God will remain an eternal and awful monument to prove that the best Institution may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-blessed-religion-revealed-in-the-word-of-god-will-remain-an/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering that God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/while-we-are-contending-for-our-own-liberty-we-should-be-very/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/among-many-other-weighty-objections-to-the-measure-it-has-been/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be right at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/democratical-states-must-always-feel-before-they-can-see-it-is-this/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/if-in-the-opinion-of-the-people-the-distribution-or-modification-of/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/a-man-s-intentions-should-be-allowed-in-some-respects-to-plead-for/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. Do not ever let anyone claim to be a true American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/it-is-impossible-to-rightly-govern-the-world-without-god-and-the/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [My first wish is to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and the sons and daughters of this world employed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/my-first-wish-is-to-see-this-plague-of-mankind-banished-from-the/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [Lenity will operate with greater force, in some instances, than rigor. It is, therefore, my first wish, to have my whole conduct distinguished by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/lenity-will-operate-with-greater-force-in-some-instances-than-rigor/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/george-w/george-washington/#itemlist", "name": "7 George w Quotes By George Washington", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“George Washington famously warned against ... 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