George Washington Quotes


Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country. - March 15, 1783


Citations

Washington, George. "Speech to the Officers of the Army, 15 March 1783." The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 29, 1 March - 15 April 1783, edited by William M. Ferraro, University of Virginia Press, 2021, pp. 132-137.

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George Washington
  • Born: February 22, 1732
  • Died: December 14, 1799
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

George Washington was the first President of the United States (1789-97), 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".