George Washington Quotes
I am again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the functions of its Chief Magistrate.
Washington, George. "Second Inaugural Address, 4 March 1793." The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 12, University of Virginia Press, 2005, p. 263.
This quotation is particularly ironic in that President George W. Bush’s staff well recognized and appreciated the importance of the American President’s world role. However, that President and his administration became the most world despised American President since America became a world power late in the 19th century.
Roosevelt was such a breath of fresh air as a politician that cynical political journalists saw him as almost a savior of American politics at the time. His dynamic personality, independence from outside influence, and his enthusiasm for reforming the out of control corporate dominated society without destroying the corporations like Bryan and the populists, attracted many who had never before supported any politician.
George Washington was the first President of the United States (1789-97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the current United States Constitution and during his lifetime was called the "father of his country".
