Freedom Quote by George Washington

Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body…

— George Washington

“Having now finished the work assigned me,” Washington solemnly said, “I retire from the great theatre of Action. . . . I here offer…

— Joseph J. Ellis

I have decided to end my participation in public affairs and to resign my role as premier of Quebec.

— Lucien Bouchard

“Resignation is to equate with the hope to give up; a possible renewal process is initiated, which do things clean at its roots.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann

“The right to resign is one of the cherished privileges of a free man; the willingness to resign, when principle and the public interest…

— David Pietrusza

With my resignation, I... left unfulfilled commitments I made to many comrades in the fight, commitments I hold sacred. My service did not end…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to…

— Robert E. Lee

“...our work - is to do the part assigned to us in order to inherit the glory and honor and dignity of which I…

— Bruce R. McConkie

Gratefully accepting the proffered honor, [to inscribe a new legal work to him] I give the leave, begging only that the inscription may be…

— Abraham Lincoln

In the summer of 1791, I gave up my concern in the 'New Annual Register,' the historical part of which I had written for…

— William Godwin

Finally, gentleman, from the considerations above mentioned, as I cannot consistently with my own honor, nor with utility to my country, considering the manner…

— Henry Laurens

“Resigned to vacant musing, Unreproved neglect of all things And deliberate holiday.”

— William Wordsworth