George Washington

'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.

'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the read more

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with a steady hand

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with a steady hand

The Nation's first chief executive took his oath of office in April in New York City on the balcony of read more

The Nation's first chief executive took his oath of office in April in New York City on the balcony of the Senate Chamber at Federal Hall on Wall Street. General Washington had been unanimously elected President by the first electoral college, and John Ad

Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plain, genteel read more

Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plain, genteel dress is more admired, obtains more credit in the eyes of the judicious and sensible.