George Washington: “A true patriot is one who works for the common good, not personal gain.”

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.

A good government must be founded on the principle of justice and liberty for all its citizens.

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.