George Washington1732–1799The quotations of
George Washington
Founding Father and first U.S. president
1732–1799
41 quotes, most often on War & Peace, Politics and America. Part of the U.S. Presidents and Founding Fathers collections.
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
Letter to David Humphreys (25 July 1785), published in The Writings of George Washington, edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, Vol. 28, pp. 202-3Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
“Circular to the States” (8 June 1783)- Letter to the Protestant Episcopal Church (19 August 1789) Scan at American Memory (Library of Congress).
- Letter to Alexander Hamilton (28 August 1788)
- Letter to his niece, Harriet Washington (30 October 1791)
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
First Annual Address, to both Houses of Congress (8 January 1790).Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence.
Letter to Lord Stirling (5 March 1780)- Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments (29 July 1757)
- Letter to John Banister, Valley Forge (21 April 1778)
- Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island (1790)
- Letter to Catharine Macaulay Graham (1790)
