Quotes from George Washington
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
— George Washington
A bad war is fought with a good mind.
— George Washington
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
— George Washington
May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.
— George Washington
Unhappy it is, though, to reflect that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast and that the once-happy plains of America are either to be drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice?
— George Washington
There is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists . . . an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness.
— George Washington
Let your conversation be without malice or envy, for it is a sign of a tractable and commendable nature; and in all cases of passion admit reason to govern.
— George Washington
It is impossible to reason without arriving at a Supreme Being.
— George Washington
The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are free men, fighting for the blessings of Liberty -- that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men.
— George Washington
Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy, and profitable.
— George Washington
It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction - to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens.
— George Washington
Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
— George Washington