George H.W. Bush: “Let me be clear: Our commitment to action did not begin and will not end with Rio.”

This means that people of every race, religion, ethnicity can be fully and equally American. It means that bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the American creed.

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

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.

President George W. Bush expanded their scope and pace, and doubled their budgets.