George H.W. Bush: “We must break this gridlock and recapture the trust of the American people.”

Strength is not empty rhetoric. It's not bluster. And in my experience, the strongest person usually isn't the loudest one in the room.

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…

a propaganda tool for our enemies and a distraction for our allies.

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