George Washington: “It is the duty of every citizen to contribute to the public good.”

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

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.

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

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