George Washington Quotes


No People can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States. Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency.


Context

George Washington’s Inaugural Address of 1789 as the first President of the United States.


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George Washington
  • Born: February 22, 1732
  • Died: December 14, 1799
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

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".