George Washington

"Placed in a situation every way so auspicious, motives of commanding force impel us, with sincere acknowledgment to heaven, and pure love to our country, to unite our efforts to preserve, prolong, and improve, our immense advantages." George Washington, Seventh Annual Address to Congress, December 8, 1795

Source: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washs07.asp

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"There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." George Washington, Letter to Edmund Randolph, July 31, 1795

Source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/political-writings-of-george-washington/to-edmund-randolph-secretary-of-state-july-31-1795-excerpt/139FD4C6A1CCA4E63EDD57A4CAC63FF5/

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"Where is the man to be found, who wishes to remain indebted for the defense of his own person and property, to the exertions, the bravery, and the blood of others, without making one generous effort to repay the debt of honor and of gratitude? In what part of the continent shall we find any man, or body of men, who would not blush to stand up and propose measures purposely calculated to rob the soldier of his stipend and the public creditor of his due? And were it possible that such a flagrant instance of injustice could ever happen, would it not excite the general indignation and tend to bring down upon the authors of such measures the aggravated vengeance of Heaven?…” George Washington, Circular alerted to the States, June 8, 1783

Source: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/circular-letter-to-the-states/

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"It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. Who that is a sincere friend to it can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric." George Washington, Farewell Address, September 19, 1796

Source: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp

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"I am a Warrior. My words are few and plain; but I will make good what I say. 'Tis my business to destroy all the Enemies of these States and to protect their friends. You have seen how we have withstood the English for four years; and how their great Armies have dwindled away and come to very little; and how what remains of them in this part of our great Country, are glad to stay upon Two or three little Islands, where the Waters and their Ships hinder us from going to destroy them. The English, Brothers, are a boasting people. They talk of doing a great deal; but they do very little. They fly away on their Ships from one part of our Country to an other; but as soon as our Warriors get together they leave it and go to some other part. They took Boston and Philadelphia, two of our greatest Towns; but when they saw our Warriors in a great body ready to fall upon them, they were forced to leave them. … Brothers: We have till lately fought the English all alone. Now the Great King of France is become our Good Brother and Ally. He has taken up the Hatchet with us, and we have sworn never to bury it, till we have punished the English and made them sorry for All the wicked things they had in their Hearts to do against these States. And there are other Great Kings and Nations on the other side of the big Waters, who love us and wish us well, and will not suffer the English to hurt us. … Brothers: Listen well to what I tell you and let it sink deep into your Hearts. We love our friends, and will be faithful to them, as long as they will be faithful to us. We are sure our Good brothers the Delawares will always be so. But we have sworn to take vengeance on our Enemies, and on false friends." George Washington, Speech to the Delaware Indian Chiefs on May 12, 1779

Source: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0388

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