George Washington/presidency 1789-1797

Famous quotes containing the words george, washington and/or presidency:

    Love your neighbour, yet pull not down your hedge.
    British proverb, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum (1651)

    There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
    —George Washington (1732–1799)

    I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You’ve got to just stand there and take it.
    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)