George H.W. Bush: “I haven't paid much attention to that yet.”

More than 220 years later, Washington's warning feels strikingly relevant.

George W. Bush also focused on the inevitability of history saying 'trade freely with China and time is on our side.'

The case for trade is not just monetary, but moral . . .. Trade freely with China, and time is on our side.

Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens), the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most…