evidence: Washington’s Mount Vernon estate includes the quote in its "spurious quotations" list of sayings misattributed to the first president: "The quote seems to originate from an online publication: The American Wisdom Series presents Pamphlet #230, ‘President George Washington's Thoughts on Firearms.’ The author provides no citation for the quotations used." [...] The quote appears to belong to the author — Spenner — not Washington. It shows up in the introduction of the pamphlet and does not have quotation marks encasing it. Below the introduction, the author instructs readers to "read the attached comments about ‘The Role of Firearms,’ by President George Washington and help spread their wisdom." [...] Snopes, Did George Washington Say ‘Firearms Stand Next in Importance to the Constitution Itself’?, April 26, 2019