Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest. George Washington
Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights. George Washington
There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard. George Washington
Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome. George Washington