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George Washington Quotes about Politics

The foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principle of private morality.

The foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principle of private morality.

George Washington (1855). “Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and Religious”, p.277

It is a maxim, founded on the universal experience of mankind, that no nation is to be trusted farther than it is bound by its interest; and no prudent statesman or politician will venture to depart from it.

George Washington (1834). “Correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the American revolution. June, 1775, to July, 1776 (v. 3); July, 1776, to July, 1777 (v. 4); July, 1777, to July, 1778 (v. 5); July, 1778, to March, 1780 (v. 6); March, 1780, to April, 1781 (v. 7); April, 1781, to December, 1783 (v. 8)”, p.110