Command Quote by David McCullough

More than all, and above all, [George] Washington was master of himself. If there be one quality more than another in his character which…

— Charles Francis Adams, Sr

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

— William E. Woodward

Washington has always had a pretty healthy amount of self-loathing.

— Mark Leibovich

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

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

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

“: “[George] Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to those men whose inner life is faint.”

— William E. Woodward

There isn't any question about Washington's greatness. If his administration had been a failure, there would have been no United States. A lesser man…

— Harry S. Truman

With the situation as gray as it could be, no one was more conspicuous in his calm presence of mind than Washington. They must…

— David McCullough

Washington is deeply frustrating because so many of the positions that politicians hold are a product of ephemeral self-interest. They reverse themselves, for themselves,…

— Ari Melber

He is the purest figure in history. About George Washington

— William E. Gladstone

Washington was a charismatic leader with singular judgment who might have usurped a republic still in infancy, when precedent did not weigh against autocracy.

— Jake Auchincloss