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George Washington Quotes — 15 Quotes by George Washington

Father, I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my little hatchet.

Often credited to George Washington · The cherry tree story was invented by Parson Weems; the line is Mark Twain's joke.

Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.

George Washington · Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour. Sparks 'Life of Washington' (1839) vol. 2, p. 109.

Let me now warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party.

George Washington · Farewell Address, 1796

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

George Washington · First Annual Address [to both houses of Congress, January 8, 1790]

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

George Washington · Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments [July 29, 1759]

The Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.

George Washington · The source reads: “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 in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” · Letter to the Jewish congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, 1790

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

George Washington · Farewell Address [September 17, 1796]

The Nation which indulges toward another an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.

George Washington · Farewell Address, 1796

Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a Freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth.

George Washington · General Orders, Headquarters, New York [July 2, 1776]

It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.

George Washington · Last words, December 14, 1799

I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable Asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.

George Washington · Address to officers of the Army, Letter to Reverend Francis Adrian Vanderkemp [May 28, 1788]

’Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of the foreign world.

George Washington · Farewell Address

If men are to be precluded from offering their sentiments on a matter which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences that can invite the consideration of mankind, reason is of no use to us; the freedom of speech may be taken away, and dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

George Washington · Address to officers of the Army [March 15, 1783]

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.

George Washington · First Inaugural Address, 1789

There can be no greater error than to expect or calculate upon real favors from nation to nation.