George Washington: “Nothing can more promote the permanent welfare of the nation and nothing would be more grateful to our constituents.”

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.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

True patriotism is not just a feeling but a commitment to the well-being of our country.

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