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I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power. ↗

— Robert Frost

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Now, today is the day we honor, of course, the Presidents, ranging from George Washington, who couldn't tell a lie, to George Bush, who couldn't tell the truth, to Bill Clinton, who couldn't tell the difference. ↗

— Jay Leno

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Every president since George Washington has taken executive privilege seriously. Every Republican president has. ↗

— Jacob Lew

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When George Washington was elected president, there was no national vote. ↗

— Ben Nelson

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I used to bicycle to work across the George Washington Bridge, but my wife told me it wasn't professional. ↗

— Mehmet Oz

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For example, a man who might not have enormous charisma, who could be president 40 years ago, and who was a deserving president, I don't know that George Washington would be a president today, I don't know that Abe Lincoln would, I don't know that Roosevelt would. ↗

— Sydney Pollack

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When I found out that there was eight Presidents before George Washington, I wanted to smack somebody. ↗

— Prince

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There were people who said the Society of Cincinnati in the American revolution, of which George Washington was one of the shining lights, was a branch of the Illuminati. ↗

— Carroll Quigley

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I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him "father." ↗

— Will Rogers

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I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the people." ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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