George Washington: “I think it my duty, therefore, to declare that I deem the nomination to have been null by the Constitution.”

Believe me, sir, no one can more cordially approve of the wise and prudent measures of your Administration.

I must not conceal from you my earnest wish that the choice had fallen upon a man less declined in years and better qualified to encounter the usual vicissitudes of war.

True patriotism is not just a feeling but a commitment to the well-being of our country.

I have finally determined to accept the commission of Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States.