George H.W. Bush: “Poland deserves our support, and as long as I am President, they will have it.”

We know that free governments are the only way to ensure that the strong are just, and the weak are valued. And we know that when we lose sight of our ideals, it is not democracy that has failed. It is the failure of those charged with…

it's time to put it aside. But, you know, from team Bush, it's a bitter pill to swallow, but you know what? You get back up and you help the man that won, and you make sure that we stop Hillary Clinton.

I want to thank Senator Cardin for his tremendous leadership, for years, on human rights issues.

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