Quotes by George Washington
1732 – 1799
George Washington (1732-1799) was the military leader of the American revolutionary armies and became the first president of the United States of America.
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Quotes from George Washington:
- George Washington warns that the knee jerk reaction of citizens to problems is to seek a solution in the creation of a “new monarch”
- 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
- George Washington on the Whiskey Rebellion and the Pardon Power
- George Washington on the Difference between Commercial and Political Relations with other Countries
Titles from George Washington:
Presidents, Kings, Tyrants, & Despots
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)
Presidents, Kings, Tyrants, & Despots
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)
Politics & Liberty
George Washington on the Difference between Commercial and Political Relations with other Countries (1796)
Taxation
George Washington on the Whiskey Rebellion and the Pardon Power
Revolution
George Washington and America’s Future