George Washington
George Washington
George Washingtonwas the first President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the current United States Constitution and during his lifetime was called the "father of his country"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth22 February 1732
CountryUnited States of America
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If you can't sent money, send tobacco.
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The Constitution that we have is an excellent one, if we can keep it where it is.
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If we cannot learn wisdom from experience, it is hard to say where it is to be found.
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If you can't send money, send tobacco.
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It's wonderful what we can do if we're always doing.
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If you love something enough, it will reveal itself to you.
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If you listen carefully enough to anything, it will talk to you.
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There are two ways, one is right; the other is wrong. If your work is only about right, then it is wrong.
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The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government, presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established Government
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far worse than were Congress to enact no measure at all.
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used solely for the purpose of encouraging American genius.
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We had high expectations. We were just inconsistent.
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My brave fellows, ... you have done all I asked you to do and more than could be reasonably expected. But this country is at stake, your wives, your homes and everything you hold dear. You have borne yourself up with fatigues and hardships, but we know not how to spare you. If you consent to stay one month longer, you will render that service to the cause of liberty and this country which you probably could never do under any other circumstances.
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Why would the president bring this up? It's a difficult issue, may cause us to have to make a tough vote.