George Washington Quotes
It is yet to be decided whether the Revolution must ultimately be considered as a blessing or a curse: a blessing or a curse, not to the present age alone, for with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved.
Washington, George. "Circular to State Governments, 8 June 1783." The Writings of George Washington, vol. 26, edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1938, p. 374.
The conference to which he referred was the 1884 Berlin Conference where the European powers carved up Africa into colonial empires. He continued to attribute the difficulties of the African nations to the vestiges of colonialism over a century later. In addition to the effect of colonialism, however, it was he who after being elected popularly, established a one party autocracy, where there was never a chance thereafter to vote for anyone else. It was he who introduced Communist style socialism which ruined the Zambian economy. And it was he who tolerated the corruption that, after independence, spread throughout the country and plagues so much of Africa.
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".
