The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
George WashingtonWhen once the woman has tempted us, and we have tasted the forbidden fruit, there is no such thing as checking our appetites, whatever the consequences may be.
George WashingtonI am just going. Have me decently buried; and do not let my body be put into the Vault in less than three days after I am dead.... Tis well.
George WashingtonStrive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty.
George WashingtonWhile all men within our territories are protected in worshipping the Deity according to the dictates of their consciences; it is rationally to be expected from them in return, that they will [demonstrate] the innocence of their lives and the beneficence of their actions; for no man, who is profligate in his morals, or a bad member of the civil community, can possibly be a true Christian, or a credit to his own religious society.
George Washington