Well, maybe George Washington couldn’t tell a lie, but he never actually said this. But, it’s not his fault!This one, supposedly uttered by a young (and guilty) George Washington after he cut down a cherry tree, was actually fabricated by his 19th century biographer.
"That's
one
small
step
for man,"
...and then changes in the second part when he realizes he missed the "a"...
"one
giant leap
for mankind."
It doesn't matter what he meant to say, just what he did say. If he had tripped and said, "Fuck!", that would have been the first word spoken by somebody standing on the moon.