The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments. George Washington on women
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. George Washington on memorial day
It is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief. George Washington on avarice
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. George Washington on freedom
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force. George Washington on government
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. George Washington on liberty
There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy. George Washington on peace
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. George Washington on war