George Washington

1732 - 1799

Titles on this disk:

• author: George Washington: A Collection
• author: The Life of George Washington
• author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. I (1748-1757)
• author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. II (1758-1775)
• author: The Writings of George Washington, vol. III (1775-1776)

Quotations:

• (25 February, 2008) George Washington warns that the knee jerk reaction of citizens to problems is to seek a solution in the creation of a “new monarch”(1786)
• (21 February, 2007) George Washington warns the nation in his Farewell Address, that love of power will tend to create a real despotism in America unless proper checks and balances are maintained to limit government power (1796)
• (10 May, 2004) George Washington on the Difference between Commercial and Political Relations with other Countries (1796)

About this person:

George Washington (1732-1799) was the military leader of the American revolutionary armies and became the first president of the United States of America.