George Washington

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.

The love of my country will be the ruling influence of my conduct.

Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder.

I have no doubt but the public good and the safety of the community will be the governing rules of your conduct.

The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality.

My only hope is that I may be able to discharge the duties of my office with a degree of usefulness to my country.

Let us therefore, as a nation, be just; let us be grateful for the past, and confident in the future.

The consideration of human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

The Constitution is the guide which I never can abandon.

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

My first and greatest duty is to my country.

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined.

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.

Discipline is the soul of an army.

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.

We should not look to government to solve our problems. Keep our private lives as private as possible.