George Washington: “True friendship is a plant of slow growth.”

I must not conceal from you my earnest wish that the choice had fallen upon a man less declined in years and better qualified to encounter the usual vicissitudes of war.

Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.

I can not express how greatly affected I am at this new proof of public confidence.

I have always considered marriage as the most interesting event of one's life, the foundation of happiness or misery.