"...something is due to the Man who puts his life in his hand?hazards his health?& forsakes the Sweets of domestic enjoyments..."
From George Washing to John Hancock | Wednesday, September 25, 1776
More"My brave fellows, you have done all I asked you to do, and more than can be reasonably expected; but your country is at stake, your wives, your houses and all that you hold dear. You have worn yoursel..."
Washington, encouraging his men to re-enlist in the army | Tuesday, December 31, 1776
More"At a time, when our lordly masters in Great Britain will be satisfied with nothing less than the deprivation of American freedom, it seems highly necessary that something should be done to avert the s..."
Letter to George Mason | Wednesday, April 05, 1769
More"As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is, to use it as sparingly as possible; avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, but ..."
Farewell Address | Saturday, September 17, 1796
More"It is important ... that the habits of thinking in a free Country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective Constitutional Sphere..."
Farewell Address to the People of the United States | Monday, September 19, 1796
More"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 ..."
Farewell Address | Saturday, September 17, 1796
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