George Washington Quotes On Religious Tolerance.

"If they are good workmen, they may be from Asia, Africa or Europe; they may be Mahometans, Jews or Christians of any sect, or they may be Atheists."

-George Washington, March 24, 1784,
(seeking paid skilled workers for his estate).


"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong."

-George Washington (to Francis Adrian van der Kemp,
May 28, 1788).


"May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants – while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid."

-George Washington (1789).


"The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy."

-George Washington,
Farewell Address (1796).