George Washington Quotes
I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.
Washington, George. "Letter to Catharine Macaulay Graham, 9 January 1790." The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 5, edited by Dorothy Twohig, University Press of Virginia, 1996, p. 4.
At tne National Tranporation Safety Board Hearing, one of the members observed taht a bird strike disabeling both jet engines oif a 2 engine plane was unprecedented. In the process of commenting on that observation, Captain Sullenberger made a very profound philosophical statement in a dynamicly changing world. For every precedent we have was at some point in time, unprecedented.
The quotation refers to compiling religious texts and adding her own to the compilation. There is another unique characteristic of this work. It is the first in human history to have a named author. Previous written works did not designate an author.
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".
