George Washington Quotes
It is much easier at all times to prevent an evil than to rectify mistakes.
Washington, George. "From George Washington to James McHenry, 8 August 1798." The Papers of George Washington, Retirement Series, vol. 2, 2 January 1798–15 September 1798, edited by W. W. Abbot, University of Virginia Press, 1998, pp. 497-499.
He was commenting on the Iraq War and the refusal of the George W. Bush Administration to alter its failing policy. The dilemma is that by changing policy whatever administration is in power admits that the previous policy was flawed.
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".
