George Washington: “True liberty is found in the respect for the rights of others.”

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.

Good government is the product of a well-informed and engaged citizenry.

Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.

It will be inconvenient and injurious to the public to dismiss the light dragoons as soon as notice of the law can be conveyed to them.