Peace Quotes by George Washington

Peace with all the world, is my sincere wish.

— George Washington

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

— George Washington

Discipline is the soul of an army.

— George Washington

A bad war is fought with a good mind.

— George Washington

The best way to have peace is to always be prepared to fight a way.

— George Washington

Like as a wise man in time of peace prepares for war.

— George Washington

Peace with all the world is my sincerest wish.

— George Washington

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.

— George Washington

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

— George Washington

If we desire to secure peace...it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.

— George Washington

It is our policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.

— George Washington

Unwilling am I, in the evening of a life nearly consumed in public cares, to quit a peaceful abode for an Ocean…

— George Washington

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

— George Washington

Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.

— George Washington

There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.

— George Washington

Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle…

— George Washington

Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle…

— George Washington

I am once more seated under my own vine and fig tree ... and hope to spend the remainder of my days…

— George Washington

My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly my wish to avoid any personal feuds…

— George Washington

Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army…

— George Washington

Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle…

— George Washington

Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct; and can…

— George Washington

Avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, we should remember also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater…

— George Washington

The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is…

— George Washington

The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending our commercial relations to have as little…

— George Washington

To expect ... the same service from raw and undisciplined recruits, as from veteran soldiers, is to expect what never did and…

— George Washington

For the sake of humanity it is devoutly to be wished that the manly employment of agriculture and the humanizing benefits of…

— George Washington

..avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to…

— George Washington

By an ambitious chieftain, aiming only to aggrandize himself and establish his power, the subject might have been regarded in a different…

— George Washington

If we remain one people, under an efficient government, the period is not far off when we may defy material injury from…

— George Washington

Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to…

— George Washington

I shall take my present leave - but not without resorting once more to the benign Parent of the Human Race in…

— George Washington

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth

— George Washington

Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others…

— George Washington

The United States enjoy a scene of prosperity and tranquility under the new government that could hardly have been hoped for.

— George Washington

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force...Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.

— George Washington

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

— George Washington

The Army (considering the irritable state it is in, its suffering and composition) is a dangerous instrument to play with.

— George Washington

Peace with all the world is my sincere wish. I am sure it is our true policy, and am persuaded it is…

— George Washington

“We sainted St. Tammany (King Tamanend III) because he embodied moral perfection and every divine qualification that a deity could possess. I…

— George Washington