Saturday, 21 February 2026

22 February: George Washington Quotes

George Washington was born on this date in 1732. 10 George Washington Quotes, from a time when stuff a US president said made sense and didn’t just consist of calling people he didn’t like “failing losers”.


  1. A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.

  2. Be Americans. Let there be no sectionalism, no North, South, East or West. You are all dependent on one another and should be one in union. In one word, be a nation. Be Americans, and be true to yourselves.

  3. 99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

  4. Leadership is not only having a vision, but also having the courage, the discipline, and the resources to get you there.

  5. You have only one way to convince others, listen to them.

  6. Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.

  7. When there is no vision, there is no hope.

  8. Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.

  9. Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.

  10. To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.





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