Character Quote by Charles Francis Adams, Sr

From the hindsight of history George Washington seems larger than life, more statuesque than man. Too bad! Washington's greatness as a leader was courage…

— John Baldoni

Washington was a man of exceptional, almost excessive self-command, rarely permitting himself any show of discouragement or despair.

— David McCullough

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

— Marquis de Lafayette

First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, President George Washington was second to none in humble and…

— Henry Lee III

Washington had performed his role to perfection. It was no enough that a leader look the part; by Washington's rules, he must know how…

— David McCullough

He is the purest figure in history. About George Washington

— William E. Gladstone

Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to those men whose inner life is faint.

— William E. Woodward

George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie.

— Mark Twain

You think of George Washington, this man who was larger than life, and in some ways he was. But at the same time, he's…

— Benjamin Walker

Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to men whose inner life is faint, for the inner life is full of nameless doubts.

— William E. Woodward

Measured by any standard, white or black, Washington must be regarded today as one of the great men of this country: and in the…

— Ray Stannard Baker

I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried…

— Robert Frost