George Washington

"It is impossible to govern correctly without God and the Bible."

"The people shall be free."

"Bad government is the most fertile source of human misery."

"Munitions of war cannot of themselves accomplish the purposes of war."

"The foundation of the national policy shall be laid in the principles of private morality and virtue."

"I have always been of opinion that a serious attention should be paid to the preservation of the records of public transactions."

"The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible."

"There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature."

"The circumstances that have brought the American colonies into a union are such as to make it the interest of all of them to unite permanently together."

"Nothing is more essential to the establishment of manners, and of good order in society, than a proper regard and respect for those invested with the authority of the laws."

"The necessity of political unity is even more apparent in war than in peace."

"I have heard something said about allegiance to the south, I know nothing of it."

"The basis of our national policy is the principle of good faith toward all nations."

"While we are grateful for their past services, we should not be unmindful that a disposition to abuse power is human."

"It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration."

"Promote then as an object of primary importance institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge."

"The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved."

"Mankind will evolve ways of living reasonably together or die in the attempt."

"The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments."

"A people ought to be excited to the highest degree of patriotism for their country."

"I walk on untrodden ground."

"The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government, presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government."

"There is a natural and necessary progression from the extreme of anarchy to the extreme of tyranny."

"I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right to intermeddle in the internal concerns of another, that every nation had a right to adopt whatever form of government it thought proper for itself."

"The shadow of the power of this country's arms should be cast outward for the protection of the weak."

"Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man."

"Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience."

"No one thing contributes more to a lower standard of living than excessive consumption."

"Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of every one, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse."

"Be not astonished nor discouraged at the first instance of ingratitude."