George Washington

Esteem your own reputation

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

George Washington

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799), was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, serving as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and later as the new republic’s first President. He also presided over the convention that drafted the Constitution. Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named for him, as is the State of Washington on the nation’s Pacific Coast.