--- title: "22 Ought Quotes By George Washington" description: "22 Ought quotes by George Washington. Plus more from George Washington and more Ought sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/501/george-washington-257_antiwar_nothing-short-of-self-respect-and-that-j_573014.jpg" --- > [Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/nothing-short-of-self-respect-and-that-justice-which-is-essential-to/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/501/george-washington-257_antiwar_nothing-short-of-self-respect-and-that-j_573014.jpg) > [Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence . . . the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/against-the-insidious-wiles-of-foreign-influence-the-jealousy-of-a/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/george-washington-257_awake_against-the-insidious-wiles-of-foreign-i_738785.jpg) > [Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/every-action-in-company-ought-to-be-with-some-sign-of-respect-to/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/george-washington-257_action_every-action-in-company-ought-to-be-with_2116263.jpg) > [It is not the lowest priced goods that are always the cheapest - the quality is, or ought to be as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/it-is-not-the-lowest-priced-goods-that-are-always-the-cheapest-the/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/george-washington-257_goods_it-is-not-the-lowest-priced-goods-that-a_2777432.jpg) > [We should on all Occasions avoid a general Action, or put anything to the Risque, unless compelled by a necessity, into which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/we-should-on-all-occasions-avoid-a-general-action-or-put-anything-to/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/george-washington-257_action_we-should-on-all-occasions-avoid-a-gener_395651.jpg) > [A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/a-free-people-ought-not-only-to-be-armed-but-disciplined-to-which-end/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aab/george-washington-257_2-amendment_a-free-people-ought-not-only-to-be-armed_1003976.jpg) > [Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by difference of sentiment in religion appear to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/of-all-the-animosities-which-have-existed-among-mankind-those-which-2/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ff/george-washington-257_acrimony_of-all-the-animosities-which-have-existe_2990683.jpg) > [..avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/avoiding-likewise-the-accumulation-of-debt-not-only-by-shunning/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/george-washington-257_accumulation_avoiding-likewise-the-accumulation-of-de_2313008.jpg) > [I have often expressed my sentiments, that every man, conducting himself as a good citizen, and being accountable to God alone for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/i-have-often-expressed-my-sentiments-that-every-man-conducting/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/george-washington-257_christian-freedom_i-have-often-expressed-my-sentiments-tha_2249969.jpg) > [Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/against-the-insidious-wiles-of-foreign-influence-i-conjure-you-to/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/361/george-washington-257_awake_against-the-insidious-wiles-of-foreign-i_784907.jpg) > [What was done with the seed saved from the India Hemp last summer? It ought, all of it, to have been sewn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/what-was-done-with-the-seed-saved-from-the-india-hemp-last-summer-it/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f32/george-washington-257_cannabis_what-was-done-with-the-seed-saved-from-t_2580580.jpg) > [We ought to deprecate the hazard attending ardent and susceptible minds, from being too strongly, and too early prepossessed in favor of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/we-ought-to-deprecate-the-hazard-attending-ardent-and-susceptible/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c1/george-washington-257_appreciate_we-ought-to-deprecate-the-hazard-attendi_2373711.jpg) > [There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/there-can-be-no-greater-error-than-to-expect-or-calculate-upon-real/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c9/george-washington-257_experience_there-can-be-no-greater-error-than-to-ex_504956.jpg) > [No pecuniary consideration is more urgent, than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt: on none can delay be more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/no-pecuniary-consideration-is-more-urgent-than-the-regular-redemption/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/george-washington-257_accumulation_no-pecuniary-consideration-is-more-urgen_239994.jpg) > [There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/there-exists-in-the-economy-and-course-of-nature-an-indissoluble/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80d/george-washington-257_advantage_there-exists-in-the-economy-and-course-o_402485.jpg) > [We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/we-ought-not-to-look-back-unless-it-is-to-derive-useful-lessons-from-2/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b3/george-washington-257_bark_we-ought-not-to-look-back-unless-it-is-t_3141408.jpg) > ['Tis folly in one Nation to look for disinterested favors from another; that it must pay with a portion of its Independence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/tis-folly-in-one-nation-to-look-for-disinterested-favors-from-another/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/george-washington-257_acceptance_tis-folly-in-one-nation-to-look-for-disi_1094710.jpg) > [The tribute that is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-tribute-that-is-due-to-the-talents-the-rectitude-and-the/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/george-washington-257_animosity_the-tribute-that-is-due-to-the-talents-t_955269.jpg) > [One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/one-of-the-expedients-of-party-to-acquire-influence-within-particular-2/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/george-washington-257_acquire_one-of-the-expedients-of-party-to-acquir_1601116.jpg) > [It has always been a source of serious reflection and sincere regret with me that the youth of the United States should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/it-has-always-been-a-source-of-serious-reflection-and-sincere-regret/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e09/george-washington-257_appreciate_it-has-always-been-a-source-of-serious-r_1609886.jpg) > [Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/of-all-the-animosities-which-have-existed-among-mankind-those-which/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/george-washington-257_acrimony_of-all-the-animosities-which-have-existe_645073.jpg) > [The art of war is at once comprehensive and complicated; ... it demands much previous study; and ... the possession of it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-art-of-war-is-at-once-comprehensive-and-complicated-it-demands/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19b/george-washington-257_academy_the-art-of-war-is-at-once-comprehensive_1866086.jpg) ## Other authors on Ought ## 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/ought/george-washington/#itemlist", "name": "22 Ought Quotes By George Washington", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Washington" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/nothing-short-of-self-respect-and-that-justice-which-is-essential-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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