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George Washington

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I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.


— George Washington


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My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.


— George Washington


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Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.


— George Washington


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Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.


— George Washington


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Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.


— George Washington


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It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.


— George Washington


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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.


— George Washington


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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.


— George Washington


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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.


— George Washington


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Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.


— George Washington


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Did you know about George Washington?

1777 campaigns
In the late summer of 1777 the British under John Burgoyne sent a major invasion army south from Quebec with the intention of splitting off rebellious New England. United States Constitution

Washington's retirement to Mount Vernon was short-lived. French and Indian War (or 'Seven Years War' 1754–1758)

In 1753 the French began expanding their military control into the "Ohio Country" a territory also claimed by the British colonies of Virginia and Pennsylvania.

As the leader of the first successful revolution against a colonial empire in world history Washington became an international icon for liberation and nationalism especially in France and Latin America. Chosen by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution Washington managed to force the British out of Boston in 1776 but was defeated and almost captured later that year when he lost New York City. His leadership style establiGeorge Washingtond many forms and rituals of government that have been used since such as using a cabinet system and delivering an inaugural address.

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