George Washington actually said...

"The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the Republican model of Government are justly considered... deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hand..."

"Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience."

"There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness."

"To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country."