George Washington

Liberty is a precious gift that must be safeguarded by all.

Justice is the constant and perpetual will to render every one his due.

The best and noblest form of government is that which is founded on the will of the people.

A nation is only as strong as its moral character.

A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.

Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force.

To be an American citizen is to be a member of a nation founded on principles of justice, liberty, and equality.

Let us never forget that government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force.

Justice must be the foundation of all government actions.

Good government is built on the principles of justice and equality.

The extraordinary expenses to be incurred in the present year in supporting our foreign intercourse I find will require a provision beyond the ordinary appropriation and the additional $20,000 already granted.

The measures now in operation for taking possession of the posts of Detroit and Michilimackinac render it proper that provision should be made for extending to these places and any others alike circumstanced the civil authority of the…

I lay before you, for your consideration and advice, an explanatory article proposed to be added to the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation between the United States and Great Britain.

I now nominate Jeremiah Wadsworth to be a commissioner to hold a treaty with the Cohnawaga Indians.

Herewith I lay before you a letter from the Attorney-General of the United States, relative to compensation to the attorneys of the United States in the several districts, which is recommended to your consideration.

The right of forming a permanent constitution and State government

Admission as a State, by its Delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever

I nominate as commissioners on the part of the United States.

It is a fact declared by the General Convention and universally understood that the Constitution of the United States was the result of a spirit of amity and mutual concession.

The nature of foreign negotiations requires caution, and their success must often depend on secrecy.

It is perfectly clear to my understanding that the assent of the House of Representatives is not necessary to the validity of a treaty.

I trust that no part of my conduct has ever indicated a disposition to withhold any information which the Constitution has enjoined upon the President as a duty to give.

It is thus that the treaty-making power has been understood by foreign nations.