Be easy and condescending in your deportment to your officers, but not too familiar, lest you subject yourself to a want of respect, which is necessary to support a proper command.


The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799 (ed. 1776)

George Washington Quotes

Be easy and condescending in your deportment to your officers, but not too familiar, lest you subject yourself to a want of respect, which is...

Be easy and condescending in your deportment to your officers, but not too familiar, lest you subject yourself to a want of respect, which is...

Be easy and condescending in your deportment to your officers, but not too familiar, lest you subject yourself to a want of respect, which is...

Be easy and condescending in your deportment to your officers, but not too familiar, lest you subject yourself to a want of respect, which is...