More Quotes by George Washington
It is impossible to govern the world without God. It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits and humbly implore his protection and favor.
You have only one way to convince others, listen to them.
However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.
What is most important of this grand experiment, the United States? Not the election of the first president but the election of its second president. The peaceful transition of power is what will separate this country from every other country in the world.
The power under the Constitution will always be in the people.
Leadership is not only having a vision, but also having the courage, the discipline, and the resources to get you there.
When there is no vision, there is no hope.
Be Americans. Let there be no sectionalism, no North, South, East or West. You are all dependent on one another and should be one in union. In one word, be a nation. Be Americans, and be true to yourselves.
Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.
Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do--then do it with all your strength.
