George Washington Quotes
An aching head and trembling limbs, which are the inevitable effects of drinking, disincline the hands from work.
Citations
Washington, George. "Letter to Thomas Green, 31 March 1789." The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 1, edited by Dorothy Twohig, University Press of Virginia, 1987, p. 473.
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George Washington was the first President of the United States (1789-97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the current United States Constitution and during his lifetime was called the "father of his country".