George Washington (1732-1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
George Washington Quotes
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
—George Washington
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
—George Washington
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
—George Washington
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.
—George Washington
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
—George Washington
A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
—George Washington
Worry is the intrest paid by those who borrow trouble.
—George Washington
I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is the best policy.
—George Washington
The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
—George Washington
It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. Do not ever let anyone claim to be a true American patriot if they ever attempt to separate religion from politics.
—George Washington
A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?
—George Washington