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Born in 1732, George Washington pursued two main interests in his early life, western expansion and the military arts. His first skirmishes as a lieutenant took place in the French and Indian War where two horses were shot right out from under him. He was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, an ill trained, ragtag force of volunteers and conscripts. After six bitter years of fighting, he forced the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. He was instrumental in getting the new Constitution ratified and once it was, he was elected unanimously by the Electoral College to be the nation's first President. After his term was over, he retired to Mount Vernon, where he died in 1799 from a throat infection.

Date of Birth: February 22, 1732
Date of Death: December 14, 1799
Found 224 quotes by George Washington .
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"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."
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First Annual Address (8 January 1790).
Spoken by Washington to both Houses of Congress, in a line that becomes surprisingly more poignant as the United States ages.
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"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder."
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Written in a letter to Letter to Major-General Robert Howe (17 August 1779).
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"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
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"Shift that fat ass, Harry. But slowly, or you'll swamp the damned boat."
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"Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."
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"An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by an ass"
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"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
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"In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to combine geographical situation, and sometimes other considerations, with abilities and fitness of known characters"
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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."
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"It's a complicated issue requiring careful analysis."
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Analysis
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"Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serious matters, let it be somewhat grave."
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