" Remember that it is the actions, and not the commission, that make the officer, and that there is more expected from him, than the title. "
Address to the Officers of the Virginia Regiment | Thursday, January 08, 1756
Editorial Notes
These lines are from an address given on the occasion of the suspension of a member of the Virginia Regiment who was found guilty of cheating at a card game while playing with his fellow officers. Washington used this opportunity to admonish his fellow soldiers to always maintain self-discipline and behave honorably.
Address to the Officers of the Virginia Regiment, 8 January 1756
