More Quotes by George Washington
A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.
The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury.
Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.
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.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession, and when the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself.
Leadership is not only having a vision, but also having the courage, the discipline, and the resources to get you there.
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.
But if the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be expected thereafter.
Honesty is always the best policy.
