George Washington never said that.
The part about dying on your feet rather than living on your knees was apparently originated by the Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata.
Gee, you’re right. When I read it on the Internet I was sure it was true. It seems several people said it but GW did not.
Men of the South! It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees
Emiliano Zapata (Mexican revolutionary, champion of agrarianism, who fought in guerrilla actions during and after the Mexican Revolution (1911- 17), 1879-1919)
Better to die on one’s feet than to live on one’s knees.
Dolores Ibarruri (Pasionaria) (Spanish Basque Politician, Journalist and Orator 1895-1989)
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees
Franklin D. Roosevelt (American 32nd US President (1933-45), cousin of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US president. 1882-1945)