The best way to have peace is to always be prepared to fight a way. — George Washington Copy Share Image
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. — George Washington Copy Share Image
There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy. — George Washington Copy Share Image
If we desire to secure peace...it must be known that we are at all times ready for war. — George Washington Copy Share Image
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. — George Washington Copy Share Image
It is our policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. — George Washington Copy Share Image
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest. — George Washington Copy Share Image
Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth — George Washington Copy Share Image
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force...Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action. — George Washington Copy Share Image
The United States enjoy a scene of prosperity and tranquility under the new government that could hardly have been hoped for. — George Washington Copy Share Image
Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Unwilling am I, in the evening of a life nearly consumed in public cares, to quit a peaceful abode for an Ocean… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Peace with all the world is my sincere wish. I am sure it is our true policy, and am persuaded it is… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, we should remember also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct; and can… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle… — George Washington Copy Share Image
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the… — George Washington Copy Share Image
I am once more seated under my own vine and fig tree ... and hope to spend the remainder of my days… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Among the many interesting objects which will engage your attention that of providing for the common defense will merit particular regard. To… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle… — George Washington Copy Share Image
[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands of our… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending our commercial relations to have as little… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all Nations, are recommended by policy, humanity and interest. But even our Commercial policy should hold an equal… — George Washington Copy Share Image
By an ambitious chieftain, aiming only to aggrandize himself and establish his power, the subject might have been regarded in a different… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to… — George Washington Copy Share Image
If we remain one people, under an efficient government, the period is not far off when we may defy material injury from… — George Washington Copy Share Image
I shall take my present leave - but not without resorting once more to the benign Parent of the Human Race in… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good. — George Washington Copy Share Image
One of his officers, Henry Lee, summed up contemporary public opinion of Washington: First in war, first in peace, and first in… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Should the States reject this excellent Constitution, the probability is, an opportunity will never again offer to cancel another in peacethe next… — George Washington Copy Share Image
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and the sons and daughters of this world… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Liberty is indeed little less than a name, where the Government is too feeble to withstand the enterprises of faction, to confine… — George Washington Copy Share Image
My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly my wish to avoid any personal feuds… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“We sainted St. Tammany (King Tamanend III) because he embodied moral perfection and every divine qualification that a deity could possess. I… — George Washington Copy Share Image
..avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to… — 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