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'''Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation''' is a book that is associated with [[George Washington]] through his archives at Mount Vernon.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2TU6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA411 (v. 3-8) Comprising correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the American Revolution], 1838</ref>  Early on, the rules were thought to have been authored by Washington himself, but a historian named Moncure D. Conway traced the rules back to French origin.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-EAHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA7 George Washington's Rules of civility]</ref>
 
'''Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation''' is a book that is associated with [[George Washington]] through his archives at Mount Vernon.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2TU6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA411 (v. 3-8) Comprising correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the American Revolution], 1838</ref>  Early on, the rules were thought to have been authored by Washington himself, but a historian named Moncure D. Conway traced the rules back to French origin.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-EAHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA7 George Washington's Rules of civility]</ref>
  

Revision as of 21:42, August 11, 2025

"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company." - George Washington

Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation is a book that is associated with George Washington through his archives at Mount Vernon.[1] Early on, the rules were thought to have been authored by Washington himself, but a historian named Moncure D. Conway traced the rules back to French origin.[2]

It is believed that young George Washington was taught these rules at a young age by Captain Augustine Washington.[3]

References

  1. ↑ (v. 3-8) Comprising correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the American Revolution, 1838
  2. ↑ George Washington's Rules of civility
  3. ↑ George Washington: Patriot, Soldier, Statesman : First President of the United States

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