"For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good..."
From George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island | Wednesday, August 18, 1790
More"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence—true friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo & withstand the shocks of a..."
From George Washington to Bushrod Washington | Wednesday, January 15, 1783
More"Nothing is a greater stranger to my breast, or a sin that my soul more abhors, than that black and detestable one, ingratitude."
Letter to Governor Dinwiddie | Wednesday, May 29, 1754
More"I shall not be deprived ... of a comfort in the worst event, if I retain a consciousness of having acted to the best of my judgment."
letter to Colonel Bassett, Jun. 19, 1775 | Wednesday, July 19, 1775
More"A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions."
Letter to the Speaker of the House of Burgesses | Sunday, April 18, 1756
More"I shall make it the most agreeable part of my duty to study merit, and reward the brave and deserving."
Address to the Officers of the Virginia Regiment | Thursday, January 08, 1756
More"I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is the best policy."
Farewell Address to the People of the United States | Monday, September 19, 1796
More"For if Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can invite the consideration of Mankind, reason is of no u..."
Address to the Officers of the Army | Saturday, March 15, 1783
More"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories..."
First Annual Address, to both Houses of Congress, January 8, 1790 |
More"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe & agreeable Asylum to the virtuous & persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong"
George Washington to Francis Adrian Van der Kemp | Wednesday, May 28, 1788
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