Quote by Ron Chernow

If now we were livingin the Revolutionary War and George Washington he being arrested through Britain. For sure he, they would consider him enemy…

— Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

He is the purest figure in history. About George Washington

— William E. Gladstone

“Taking on Washington was the fastest way to commit political suicide in the revolutionary era.”

— Joseph J. Ellis

“First, it is crucial to recognize that Washington’s extraordinary reputation rested less on his prudent exercise of power than on his dramatic flair at…

— Joseph J. Ellis

Washington is dead! This great man fought against Tyranny; he established the liberty of his country. His memory will always be dear to the…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“What George was thinking was that the late king Herod had been unjustly blamed for a policy which had been both statesmanlike and in…

— P.G. Wodehouse

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

— William E. Woodward

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

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

Whoever would understand the character of Washington, in all its compass and grandeur, must learn it from his own writings, and from a complete…

— Jared Sparks

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

— Mark Twain

“It was Plutarch, you know, and nothing intrinsically American that prevented George Washington being a King...”

— H.G. Wells