Quotes by George Washington

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.

— George Washington

To persevere in one's duty, and to be silent is the best answer to calumny.

— George Washington

I make it my constant prayer that God would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind, which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion; without a humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation.

— George Washington