The consideration that I was not a professional man, and that I had less pretensions to it than many, was a powerful argument against my undertaking the command.
First US President
Letter to John Hancock, declining salary
1775
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"It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government."
Shocking"When you beat my pitch, young gentlemen, I'll try again."
Humorous"I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent."
Strange & Unusual"No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the affairs of men, more than the people of the United States."
Controversial"If to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterwards defend our work?"
Shocking