Washington Quotes on Military
"...a people unused to restraint must be led, they will not be drove."
George Washington to Major General Stirling | Sunday, January 19, 1777
More"By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability and expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped u..."
GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter to John A. Washington, Jul. 18, 1755 | Friday, July 18, 1755
More"My brave fellows, you have done all I asked you to do, and more than can be reasonably expected; but your country is at stake, your wives, your houses and all that you hold dear. You have worn yoursel..."
Washington, encouraging his men to re-enlist in the army | Tuesday, December 31, 1776
More"Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action."
Address to Congress resigning his commission | Tuesday, December 23, 1783
More"The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their houses and farms ..."
General Orders | Tuesday, July 02, 1776
More"It is infinitely better to have a few good Men, than many indifferent ones."
Letter to James McHenry | Friday, August 10, 1798
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