--- title: "4 Hereafter Quotes By George Washington" description: "4 Hereafter quotes by George Washington. Plus more from George Washington and more Hereafter sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/george-washington-257_american-revolution_happy-thrice-happy-shall-they-be-pronoun_681141.jpg" --- > [Happy, thrice happy shall they be pronounced hereafter, who have contributed any thing, who have performed the meanest office in erecting this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/happy-thrice-happy-shall-they-be-pronounced-hereafter-who-have/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/george-washington-257_american-revolution_happy-thrice-happy-shall-they-be-pronoun_681141.jpg) > [I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/i-walk-on-untrodden-ground-there-is-scarcely-any-part-of-my-conduct/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/george-washington-257_hereafter_i-walk-on-untrodden-ground-there-is-scar_1429574.jpg) > [Conscience ... seldom comes to a man's aid while he is in the zenith of health and revelling in pomp and luxury…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/conscience-seldom-comes-to-a-man-s-aid-while-he-is-in-the-zenith-of/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/george-washington-257_aids_conscience-seldom-comes-to-a-man-s-aid-w_2050233.jpg) > [I wish the constitution, which is offered, had been made more perfect; but I sincerely believe it is the best that could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/i-wish-the-constitution-which-is-offered-had-been-made-more-perfect/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/george-washington-257_adoption_i-wish-the-constitution-which-is-offered_2500984.jpg) ## Other authors on Hereafter - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-yasmin-mogahed-96649.jpg) Yasmin Mogahed 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hereafter/yasmin-mogahed/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-muhammad-69502.jpg) Muhammad 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hereafter/muhammad/) - [Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hereafter/abu-ammaar-yasir-qadhi/) - [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hereafter/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) - [Benjamin Franklin 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hereafter/benjamin-franklin/) ## 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/hereafter/george-washington/#itemlist", "name": "4 Hereafter Quotes By George Washington", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Happy, thrice happy shall they be pronounced hereafter, who have contributed any thing, who have performed the meanest office in erecting this stupendous fabrick of Freedom and Empire on the broad basis of Independency; who have assisted in protecting the rights of humane nature and establishing an Asylum for the poor and oppressed of all nations and religions.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Washington" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/happy-thrice-happy-shall-they-be-pronounced-hereafter-who-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/george-washington-257_american-revolution_happy-thrice-happy-shall-they-be-pronoun_681141.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/george-washington-257_american-revolution_happy-thrice-happy-shall-they-be-pronoun_681141.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/george-washington-257_american-revolution_happy-thrice-happy-shall-they-be-pronoun_681141.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Happy, thrice happy shall they be pronounced hereafter, who have contributed any thing, who have performed…” — George Washington", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I walk on untrodden ground. 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