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George Washington
1732 - 1799
Nationality:
American
Historical Period:
The 18th Century
Groups
George Washington (1732-1799) was the military leader of the American revolutionary armies and became the first president of the United States of America.
Titles:
- Author: George Washington: A Collection
- Author: The Life of George Washington
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, 14 vols.
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. I (1748-1757)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. II (1758-1775)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. III (1775-1776)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. IV (1776)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. V (1776-1777)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. VI (1777-1778)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. VII (1778-1779)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. VIII (1779-1780)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. IX (1780-1782)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. X (1782-1785)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. XI (1785-1790)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. XII (1790-1794)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. XIII (1794-1798)
- Author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. XIV (1798-1799)
Quotations:
- George Washington warns the nation in his Farewell Address, that love of power will tend to create a real despotism in America unless proper checks and balances are maintained to limit government power (1796)
- George Washington warns that the knee jerk reaction of citizens to problems is to seek a solution in the creation of a "new monarch"(1786)
- George Washington on the Difference between Commercial and Political Relations with other Countries (1796)