George Washington Archives – UNTO THE BREACH

November 2 in U.S. military history

1783: Gen. George Washington delivers his “Farewell Address to the Army” near Princeton, N.J., in which he refers to the

“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be

“Remember, that it is the actions, and not the commission, that make the Officer–and that there is more expected from

“Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master.