The safety of the United States under divine protection ought to rest on the basis of systematic and solid arrangements, exposed as little as possible to the hazards of fortuitous circumstances.
Third Annual Address to Congress
Share
More from George Washington
A good government must be founded on the principle of justice and liberty for all its citizens.
I have always considered marriage as the most interesting event of one's life, the foundation of happiness or misery.
It is with peculiar satisfaction I can say, that prompted by a high sense of duty in my attendance on public worship, I have been gratified by the liberal and interesting discourses delivered in your Churches.
I can not express how greatly affected I am at this new proof of public confidence.
Other voices in this conversation
