Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER: | 1629 |
AUTHOR: | George Washington (173299) |
QUOTATION: | You will therefore send me none but Natives, and Men of some property, if you have them. |
ATTRIBUTION: | General Washington wanted a contingent of guards he could trust. This order is often quoted as Put none but Americans on guard tonight. |
SUBJECTS: | Revolutionary War (17751783) |