Quote by Garrett M. Graff

Once George Washington said, "I have to step down the so the country can move on."

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

“That kind of subtle manipulation always works best amidst a flurry of distractions. Washington’s been doing it like that for decades.”

— Jim Butcher

“We all agree that those in Washington aren’t serving the will of either side. Let’s set aside our differences for the moment, agree that…

— Joseph Befumo

“George Bush is high-handed, secretive, and fueled by an incredible sense of entitlement.”

— Roger Stone

But in his Farewell Address, George Washington made it clear that he perceived no greater threat to the American experiment than a partisan demagogue…

— John Avlon

“But no one knows anything about you, and Washington keeps telling everyone you are what you say you are. That's impossible. No one here…

— Pirate Lanford

“In truth, the situation was worse than they realized, and no one perceived this as clearly as Washington. Seeing things as they were, and…

— David McCullough

“Bannon described Trump as a simple machine. The On switch was full of flattery, the Off switch full of calumny.”

— Michael Wolff

“His handlers have built an enormous blockhouse for him, and he almost never strays from its air-locked confines. We only encounter him at the…

— Jacques Pauw

“I told him that neither he nor anyone else should ever underestimate the strength and power of the United States: those who had—Imperial Germany,…

— Robert M. Gates

“Obama is learning very late that, for a superpower, inaction is a form of action. You can abdicate, but you really can't hide. History…

— Charles Krauthammer

The American president has a peculiar leadership responsibility to speak out for freedom.

— Ted Cruz