George Washington: “A mission like this will announce to the world a solicitude for a friendly adjustment of our complaints and a reluctance…”

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

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

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.

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