Awful Quote by Robert Southey

Washington is gone! Millions are gasping to read about him.

— Parson Weems

“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

I think, first of all, you know, Washington has a bad habit of a very short attention span.

— Claire McCaskill

Gentlemen, the character of Washington is among the most cherished contemplations of my life. It is a fixed star in the firmament of great…

— Daniel Webster

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

— William E. Woodward

I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.

— Beau Willimon

Washington's address is virtually unknown today and has not been seen in most American history textbooks in nearly four decades. Perhaps it is because…

— David Barton

Washington's a dangerous place.

— Jack Abramoff

“never liked the atmosphere of Washington. I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which the leaders were spending…

— Booker T. Washington

I never liked the atmosphere of Washington . I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which the leaders…

— Booker T. Washington

Most presidents come to Washington bright as freshly minted dimes and leave much diminished.

— George Will

[Ronald Reagan] called the image of [George] Washington praying on his knees in Valley Forge "the most sublime image in American history."

— Paul Kengor