| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. | | | |
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| | | NUMBER: | 411 |
| AUTHOR: | George Washington (173299) |
| QUOTATION: | To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | President GEORGE WASHINGTON, first annual address to Congress, January 8, 1790.The Writings of George Washington, ed. John C. Fitzpatrick, vol. 30, p. 491 (1939). |
| SUBJECTS: | Defense |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia | | |
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