George Washington Quotes


I cannot tell a lie.


Context

This statement, along with the cherry tree story, was invented by biographer Parson Weems (Mason Locke Weems). This statement, and the accompanying cherry tree story, didn’t appear in his Washington biography “The Life of Washington” until the fifth edition in 1806.


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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".