As Part Of His Belief That Our Nation S
As part of his belief that our nation should practice honesty, Washington urged that our Government always be honorable in money matters. He urged our country to borrow as little money as necessary and to avoid piling up a big debt. He realized that emergencies, such as unavoidable wars, would require us to borrow from time to time; but he urged that these debts be paid off as rapidly as possible. Washington said that failure to do this means we will be making our children pay the debts we ourselves should pay.
"Avoid likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burden which we ourselves ought to bear."
By the late 1760s, Washington had experienced firsthand the effects of rising taxes imposed on American colonists by the British, and came to believe that it was in the best interests of the colonists to declare independence from England. Washington served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 in Philadelphia. By the time the Second Continental Congress convened a year later, the American Revolution had begun in earnest, and Washington was named commander in chief of the Continental Army.
George Washington (1st President, 1789-1797) started losing his permanent teeth at age 22 and had only one tooth by the time he was president. He used dental powder daily, but was constantly plagued with toothaches and dental problems. Some historians think this may have been caused by the medical remedies used to treat his malaria or small pox. Washington had false teeth made from many different materials, including an elephant tusk and a hippopotamus bone. He was embarrassed by his teeth, and most portraits show him with his mouth closed, looking serious. He would not take his false teeth out at the dinner table, which was the custom at that time. Washington did his best to
"Avoid likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burden which we ourselves ought to bear."
By the late 1760s, Washington had experienced firsthand the effects of rising taxes imposed on American colonists by the British, and came to believe that it was in the best interests of the colonists to declare independence from England. Washington served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 in Philadelphia. By the time the Second Continental Congress convened a year later, the American Revolution had begun in earnest, and Washington was named commander in chief of the Continental Army.
George Washington (1st President, 1789-1797) started losing his permanent teeth at age 22 and had only one tooth by the time he was president. He used dental powder daily, but was constantly plagued with toothaches and dental problems. Some historians think this may have been caused by the medical remedies used to treat his malaria or small pox. Washington had false teeth made from many different materials, including an elephant tusk and a hippopotamus bone. He was embarrassed by his teeth, and most portraits show him with his mouth closed, looking serious. He would not take his false teeth out at the dinner table, which was the custom at that time. Washington did his best to