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Quotation from Washington's Letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport by George Washington
“It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights.”
Washington's Letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport, Washington's reply (Wikisource transcription, original spelling retained)
He rejects "toleration" as too small a word when rights are inherent rather than granted by a majority.
Citation: "It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights." — George Washington, Washington's Letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport, Washington's reply (Wikisource transcription, original spelling retained). (id washington-letter-to-the-hebrew-congregation-at-newport-q3)
