Can it be that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue?
George WashingtonBeing persuaded that a just application of the principles, on which the Masonic Fraternity is founded, must be promote of private virtue and public prosperity, I shall always be happy to advance the interests of the Society, and to be considered by them as a deserving brother.
George WashingtonBut if the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be expected thereafter.
George WashingtonI heard the bullets whistle-- and believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
George WashingtonObserve good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
George WashingtonMay the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants-while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid. May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us all in our several vocations useful here, and in His own due time and way everlastingly happy.
George Washington