Famous quotes containing the words washington and/or election:
“Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.”
—George Washington (1732–1799)
“Well, I am chiefly interested in the renomination, so don’t get disconsolate over that. If we lost the election I shall feel that the party is rejected, whereas if I fail to secure the renomination it will be a personal defeat.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)