George Washington Quotes

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
George Washington

History, Faith, Peace

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
George Washington

Peace, War, Means

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.
George Washington

Religion, Good, Great

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
George Washington

Heart, Give, Everyone

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
George Washington

True, Words, Friends

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
George Washington

Government, Political, System

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
George Washington

Soldier, Citizen, Aside

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
George Washington

Government, Themselves, Left

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
George Washington

Power, Liberty, Ruins

The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.
George Washington

Power, War, After

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
George Washington

Men, Few, Virtue

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.
George Washington

Experience, Past, Purpose

Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.
George Washington

Made, Common, Laws

Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.
George Washington

Bad, Lost, Away

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
George Washington

Success, Small, Soul

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

America, United, Europe

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it.
George Washington

Government, May, Down

I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.
George Washington

Living, Plan, Wishes

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
George Washington

War, Wish, Earth

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
George Washington

Bad, Excuse, Offer

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
George Washington

Worry, Trouble, Interest

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

Friendship, Before, Adversity

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
George Washington

Alone, Bad, Far

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
George Washington

Liberty, Growth, Begins

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.
George Washington

Person, Done, Two

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: February 22, 1732

Died: December 14, 1799

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