If to be venerated for benevolence, if to be admired for talents, if to be esteemed for patriotism, if to be beloved for philanthropy, can gratify the human mind, you must have the pleasing consolation to know that you have not lived in vain. And I flatter myself that it will not be ranked among the least grateful occurrences of your life to be assured that, so long as I retain my memory, you will be thought on with respect, veneration, and affection by your sincere friend.
George WashingtonLiberty, when it degrades into licentiousness, begets confusion, and frequently ends in tyranny or some woeful confusion.
George WashingtonThere is nothing that gives a man consequence, and renders him fit for command, like a support that renders him independent of everybody but the State he serves.
George WashingtonExtensive powers not exercised as far as was necessary have, I believe, scarcely ever failed to ruin the possessor.
George Washington