Quotes by George Washington

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

#Courtesy

Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by...

#Debt

Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that...

#Discipline

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we...

#Desire, #Insults, #Peace

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a...

#America And Americans, #Example

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

#Government, #Justice

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government,...

#Government

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

#America And Americans, #Government, #Liberty

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right...

#Government, #Nations

In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to...

#Government

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

#Government, #Politics

My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly...

#Harmony, #Peace, #Temper