George Washinton by Rembrandt
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
George Washington
George Washington, February 22, 1732, was the first President of the United States (1789–1797), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States . He presided over the convention that drafted the United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation and remains the supreme law of the land.