George Washington — "It is much to be feared that the same motives which have hitherto retarded the a…"

"I had rather be in my grave, than in the present situation."

"The company in which you will improve most will be least expensive to you."

"Promote then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential tha…"

"I wished the craftsman 'had been a Quaker preacher before he had made the cups.'"

"I have always given it as my opinion that no terms should be made with a people who are so lost to every sense of honor and principle as to be capable of such barbarity."