George Washington Quotes
I cannot conceive a rank more honorable, than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice of a brave and free people, the purest source and original fountain of all power.
Washington, George. "Address to the New York Provincial Congress, 26 June 1775." The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799, edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, vol. 3, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931, p. 305.
A veteran who had lost a leg in battle applied for a small postmastership. Jackson was told that the veteran had not voted for him:
The 3rd verse is rarely sung because of its reference to the then existing and generally accepted system of indentured servitude and slavery.
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".
