George Washington Quotes
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
Washington, George. "Letter to James Madison, 2 March 1788." The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799, edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, vol. 29, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1939, p. 431.
Crockett and a large group of Tenesseeans all died defending the Alamo for the Liberty and Independence from the Mexican Dictator, Santa Anna.
Majority public opinion does not always prevail in a modern democracy as there are Constitutional limits on the prerogatives of the majority. Also leadership has played a strong role in America’s development where strong leaders have been able to do the right thing despite contrary public opinion.
“Lay-Away” is a term and concept that was widely used in before the ear of credit cards. Consumers would make a “down payment” on the merchandise they wanted to buy. The store would “lay it away” (store it) until the consumer came up with the money to pay for the entire sale and then he/she would get the use of the merchandise. But while on “lay-away” the consumer could not get the benefit of what he/she had bought.
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".
