To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. – George Washington
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. – George Washington
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair the rest is in the hands of God. – George Washington
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. – George Washington
My thinking tends to be libertarian. That is, I oppose intrusions of the state into the private realm — as in abortion, sodomy, prostitution, pornography, drug use, or suicide, all of which I would strongly defend as matters of free choice in a representative democracy. – Camille Anna Paglia