Imagine Quote by Artemas Ward

Posterity will talk of Washington as the founder of a great empire, when my name shall be lost in the vortex of revolution.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In this country kings or dukes don't amount to nothing. The greatest man around then was Franklin D. Roosevelt, and he was the President;…

— Billie Holiday

Washington and the elder Napoleon. Both were brave men; both were true men; both loved their country and dared to expose their lives for…

— Matthew Simpson

In my idea General Washington is the greatest man; for I look upon him as the most virtuous.

— Marquis de Lafayette

“While the folks at home embraced him as an improbable hero, Washington was denigrated in England as a reckless young warrior and in France…

— Ron Chernow

Napoleon was probably the equal at least of Washington in intellect, his superior in education. Both of them were successful in serving the state.

— Matthew Simpson

I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'

— Will Rogers

George Washington might have become our king, but chose not to. His governing idea was that government is our servant because we are inherently…

— Dick Armey

“His military triumphs had been neither frequent nor epic in scale. He had lost more battles than he had won, had botched several through…

— Ron Chernow

“It's Smith, actually.' Dr Smith smiled, bowing. 'I've remembered that my name is Smith. Almost definitely. Good old English name. Hopefully means 'noble valiant…

— James Goss

“Had Napoleon been thoroughly unselfish, Grant suggested, he would have been the greatest man in history, such was his military genius. When a young…

— Ron Chernow

I never have really become accustomed to the 'John.' Nobody ever really calls me John... I've always been Duke or Marion or John Wayne.…

— John Wayne