George Washington Quotes
I consider it an indispensible duty to close this last solemn act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God and those who have the superintendence of them into his Holy keeping.
Washington, George. "Address to Congress on Resigning his Commission, 23 December 1783." The Writings of George Washington, vol. 27, edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1938, p. 285.
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".