"The United States is in no sense founded upon the christian doctrine." is often attributed to George Washington. Where did he say this? Google turns up many unattributed versions of this quotation, but I couldn't find any attribution or source. Anyone able to do better?
posted by ivey on Aug 24, 2009 - 5 answers

What quotations / sayings have you found to be helpful to you in getting through daily life? [more inside]
posted by titantoppler on Jun 18, 2009 - 88 answers

Who was it who first said that (paraphrasing) "the American black man is the most imitated man in the world"? [more inside]
posted by CRM114 on Mar 2, 2009 - 9 answers

Positive quotations or aphorisms about crime and/or criminals? [more inside]
posted by paradoxflow on Nov 11, 2008 - 23 answers

Literary Identification, please! Help me remember a passage about the quality of sleep and how it is transcendent when shared. I believe it is in one of the US-public-school-required-reading-by-a-British-guy novels. [more inside]
posted by crush-onastick on May 2, 2008 - 4 answers

Please help me identify this quote from a novel about love and a girl named Lucy. [more inside]
posted by crush-onastick on Nov 5, 2007 - 6 answers