Famous quotes containing the words washington, state, early and/or history:
“Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.”
—George Washington (1732–1799)
“The present century has not dealt kindly with the farmer. His legends are all but obsolete, and his beliefs have been pared away by the professors at colleges of agriculture. Even the farm- bred bards who twang guitars before radio microphones prefer “I’m Headin’ for the Last Roundup” to “Turkey in the Straw” or “Father Put the Cows Away.””
—For the State of Kansas, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.”
—François Rabelais (1494–1553)
“The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.”
—Ben C. Bradlee (b. 1921)