They will avoid ... those Overgrown Military establishements which ... are ... particularly hostile to Republican liberty.
George WashingtonMy ardent desire is... to keep the United States free from political connexions with every other Country. To see that they may be independent of all, and under the influence of none.
George WashingtonMy aim has been... to keep the United States... independent of all and under the influence of none.
George WashingtonThe establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness by reasonable compact in civil society. It was to be, in the first instance, in a considerable degree a government of accommodation as well as a government of Laws. Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
George Washington