George Washington

“I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.”

“The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.”

“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”

“There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.”

“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

“It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”

“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair the rest is in the hands of God.”

“We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government it's surest support.”

“Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.”

“Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”

“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.”

“We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.”

“It is better to be alone than in bad company.”

“It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.”

“My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.”

“Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.”

“Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.”

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

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.”

“True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.”

“Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.”

“The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.”

“Government is not reason it is not eloquent it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”

“The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.”