George Washington Quotes
We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all maters of general concern act as a nation, which have national objects to promote, and a national character to support. If we are not, let us no longer act a farce by pretending to it.
Washington, George. "To James Madison, 30 November 1785." The Papers of George Washington, Confederation Series, vol. 3, edited by W. W. Abbot, University Press of Virginia, 1994, p. 420.
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".