It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.
GW
George WashingtonLetter to James McHenry (1798)
About George Washington
Commander of the Continental Army and first President of the United States. (1732-1799)
More from George Washington
- Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments (1759)
- Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.Letter to Bushrod Washington (1783)
- True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.Letter to Bushrod Washington (1783)
- Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence.Letter to Lord Stirling (1780)
- It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.Letter to Harriet Washington (1791)
- Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.Letter to Benedict Arnold (1775)
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- Success comes through the application of power, and power is attained through the cooperative efforts of other people.Napoleon Hill
- Trust is the glue that holds everything together.Stephen R. Covey
- By leadership we mean the art of getting someone else to do something that you want done because he wants to do it.Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Let us learn together and laugh together and work together and pray together, confident that in the end we will triumph together in the right.Jimmy Carter
- We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace.Jimmy Carter
- Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.Barack Obama
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