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The United States is in no way founded upon the Christian religion
-- George Washington & John Adams, in a diplomatic message to Malta.


“The government of the United States is not in any sense founded
on the Christian Religion”
- George Washington


Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.
-- F. Brooks, "The Mythical Man-Month"

Whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty by
close application thereto, it is worse execute by two persons and
scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.
-- George Washington, 1732-1799


“Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a
troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left
to irresponsible action.”
-- George Washington, in a speech of January 7, 1790


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

-- George Washington


Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.
-- F. Brooks, "The Mythical Man-Month"

Whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty by
close application thereto, it is worse execute by two persons and
scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.
-- George Washington, 1732-1799