George Washington actually said...

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered... deeply, perh...

To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.

There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the sure...

My movements to the chair of Government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execu...