It is also quite possible that the original source never survived except by word of mouth. Just because he starts another speech somewhere in the same manner does not disprove it either or mean that it was manipulated. They may be different quotes entirely on separate occasions. I personally would not be calling out the dangers of misquoting Washington that people should not lie as in disproving the cherry tree saying. If a kid reading that quote admires Washington and vows to never lie because of it more power to him. I could think of a million better ways to spend my time than tearing down legends of valor. It seems Washington's library is being run by leftists. To prove all their refutations of serious quotes by Washington they end their article with recent Bart Simpson quotes from Simpson episodes, as if our country has always been a nation of buffoons.

The source of Reuters fact checking with the Simpson stuff is here https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/spurious-quotations/

It is also quite possible that the original source never survived except by word of mouth. Just because he starts another speech somewhere in the same manner does not disprove it either or mean that it was manipulated. They may be different quotes entirely on separate occasions. I personally would not be calling out the dangers of misquoting Washington that people should not lie as in disproving the cherry tree saying. If a kid reading that quote admires Washington and vows to never lie because of it more power to him. I could think of a million better ways to spend my time than tearing down legends of valor. It seems Washington's library is being run by leftists. To prove all their refutations of serious quotes by Washington they end their article with recent Bart Simpson quotes from Simpson episodes, as if our country has always been a nation of buffoons.

It is also quite possible that the original source never survived except by word of mouth. Just because he starts another speech somewhere in the same manner does not disprove it either or mean that it was manipulated. They may be different quotes entirely on separate occasions. I personally would not be calling out the dangers of misquoting Washington that people should not lie as in disproving the cherry tree saying. If a kid reading that quote admires Washington and vows to never lie because of it more power to him. I could think of a million better ways to spend my time than tearing down legends of valor.