George Washington Quotes
Let us therefore rely on the goodness of the cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble actions.
Washington, George. "General Orders, 2 July 1776." The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 5, 16 June 1776–12 August 1776, edited by Philander D. Chase, University of Virginia Press, 1993, pp. 179-181.
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".