More Quotes by George Washington
Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.
The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury.
The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.
A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.
Leadership is not only having a vision, but also having the courage, the discipline, and the resources to get you there.
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.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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.
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.
Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.
