Let us impart all the blessings we possess, or ask for ourselves, to the whole family of mankind.
George Washington[L]eave nothing to the uncertainty of procuring a warlike apparatus at the moment of public danger.
George WashingtonI shall make it the most agreeable part of my duty to study merit, and reward the brave and deserving.
George Washington... happily the Government of the United States... gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.
George WashingtonUpon the whole I doubt whether the Benefits of opposition to the Constitution opposition to the Constitution will not ultimately be productive of more good than evil; it has called forth, in its defence, abilities which would not perhaps have been otherwise exerted that have thrown a new light upon the science of government, It has given the rights of man a full and fair discussion, and explained them in so clear and forcible a manner, as cannot fail to make a lasting impression.
George WashingtonThe scheme, my dear Marqs. which you propose as a precedent, to encourage the emancipation of the black people of this Country from that state of Bondage in wch. they are held, is a striking evidence of the benevolence of your Heart. I shall be happy to join you in so laudable a work.
George Washington