“It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it.”

American statesman and military leader

George Washington was an American statesman and military leader who lived from 1732 to 1799. He was the first president of the United States and is widely known as the Father of His Country. Washington led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War and later served as president from 1789 to 1797. He remains a central figure in the founding of the United States, associated with independence, leadership, and the creation of the new republic.