George Washington
George Washington
George Washingtonwas the first President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the current United States Constitution and during his lifetime was called the "father of his country"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth22 February 1732
CountryUnited States of America
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters.
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Unless there's a judge somewhere who is just dying for a case like this, I think it will be put to an end on Friday.
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We'll be asking to set aside the Court of Appeals decision.
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When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us through the Revolution, in preparing us for the reception of a general government, and in conciliating the good will of the People of America towards one
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My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly my wish to avoid any personal feuds or dissensions with those, who are embarked in the same great national interest with myself, as every difference of this kind in its conseq
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Reason, too late perhaps, may convince you of the folly in misspending time.
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Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
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It gave us a chance to reassess what our country stands for, what our freedoms mean and what our responsibility is,
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My brave fellows, ... you have done all I asked you to do and more than could be reasonably expected. But this country is at stake, your wives, your homes and everything you hold dear. You have borne yourself up with fatigues and hardships, but we know not how to spare you. If you consent to stay one month longer, you will render that service to the cause of liberty and this country which you probably could never do under any other circumstances.
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Our own Country's Honor, all call upon us for a vigorous and manly exertion, and if we now shamefully fail, we shall become infamous to the whole world. Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the Cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands Victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble Actions...
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That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always been my decided opinion
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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle
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My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit, who is going to the place of his execution; so unwilling am I, in the evening of a life nearly consumed in public cares, to quit a peaceful abode f
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It is only after time has been given for a cool and deliberate reflection that the real voice of the people can be known