Nampa Classical Academy
Founders Views on Public Service
Nathan Hale
George Washington
Back to Founders ViewsNathan Hale
1776 - remark to Captain William Hull, who had attempted to dissuade him from volunteering for a spy mission for General Washington
"I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, become honorable by being necessary."
George Washington
1775 - letter to Benedict Arnold
"Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country."
1788 - letter to James Madison
"The consciousness of having discharged that duty which we owe to our country is superior to all other considerations."
1789 - First Inaugural Address
"I was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love." Top
