"There is a Destiny which has the control of our actions, not to be resisted by the strongest efforts of Human Nature."
Letter to Mrs. George William Fairfax | Tuesday, September 12, 1758
More"By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability and expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped u..."
GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter to John A. Washington, Jul. 18, 1755 | Friday, July 18, 1755
More"There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet an enemy."
Letter to Elbridge Gerry | Saturday, January 29, 1780
More"The right wing, where I stood, was exposed to and received all the enemy's fire ... I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound."
Letter to his brother, John A. Washington | Friday, May 31, 1754
More"Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a Freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth."
General Orders | Tuesday, July 02, 1776
More"It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even his pers..."
Letter to Alexander Hamilton | Friday, May 02, 1783
More"Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of AMERICAN, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the ..."
Farewell Address to the People of the United States | Monday, September 19, 1796
More"No People can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States. Every step, by which they have advanced to the characte..."
First Inaugural Address | Thursday, April 30, 1789
More"We should never despair, our Situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth New Exertions and propor..."
Letter to Major General Philip Schuyler | Tuesday, July 15, 1777
More"I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors. The man who wishes to stand well in the opinion of others must do this; because he is thereby enabled to correct his faults, or remove prejudices which ar..."
Letter to Joseph Reed, Jan. 14, 1776 | Sunday, January 14, 1776
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