Like the city state of London and the Vatican a third city state was officially created in 1982. That city state is called the District of Columbia and is located on ten square miles of land in the heart of Washington. The District of Columbia flies its own flag and has its own independent constitution. Ring of Power, 2008
I did not come to Washington to be loved, and I have not been disappointed. Phil Gramm, Republican politician
For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington. Bill Moyers
Everything Washington touches it turns to ruin. Gerald Celente
Wall Street has hijacked Washington. Gerald Celente
The only difference between Las Vegas and Washington DC is that at least Vegas has the decency to admit the town is full of hookers and crooks. Glenn Beck
Washington likes to threaten the people over whom they exercise power. Glenn Greenwald
I’m hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure. George W Bush, interview Associated Press January 2001
So I came to Washington, where I knew I would be farther away from America than I could be on some foreign shore; not that I do not respect this as a good part of America but in its general routine the heart of America is felt less here than at any place I have ever been. Huey Long, Senate 17th May 1932
My journey continues south to Washington DC … Founded on a compromise, built on a green-field site. Michael Portillo, Great American Railroad Journeys XII: Washington DC, BBC 2016
Half of DC’s population is black. It’s time to consider that community’s history and its contribution to American culture. Michael Portillo, Great American Railroad Journeys XIII: Georgetown to Mount Vernon
Washington: There’s no coincidence that these are all Pentagrams. We’re outside the Eastern Star Headquarters – the female equivalent of Freemasonry … There is your link to Egypt. These are the secret societies, my friends. What is this place? Ancient Egypt! New World Order: Order Out of Chaos, Youtube
It’s been my experience that people lie, a lot of people lie, in Washington; they have no reverence for the truth. The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee, Sky Atlantic 2018
Teenagers organised this [March for Our Lives] all by themselves … The largest single day of protest in the history of our nation’s capital. Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 11/9, 2018
The problem of corruption – you’ve heard about the mess in Washington. Richard Nixon, political broadcast
In DC the most notorious gang is MS-13 ... MS-13 also celebrates chaos. MS-13 demands complete secrecy and loyalty. Gangland s7e6: Capitol Killers MS-13, History 2010
I’ve backed the right man. Give or take. Welcome to Washington. House of Cards US s1e1: Chapter, Netflix 2013
‘We will never give up; we will never concede; it doesn’t happen.’ Four Hours at the Capital, Trump to protesters, BBC 2021
‘You’ll never take back our country with weakness, you have to show strength, you have to be strong … If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country any more.’ ibid.
We go over one fencing then we go over the next fencing all the way, bedlam, sheer bedlam. ibid.
America’s campuses began to buzz with activism ... One hundred thousand people rallied in Washington. Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States VII: Johnson, Nixon and Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune, Showtime 2012
It was a day that stunned and shook a nation already on edge. Provoking a mob of his supporters, President Trump upended America’s long tradition of peacefully transferring power. Last week’s deadly siege at the Capitol raised urgent questions about the health and security of our democracy. American Reckoning: PBS Newshour 2021
Here in Washington, security has been fortified around the Capitol complex, the White House and much of the centre of the city. More than 25,000 members of the National Guard are being called up to ensure there will be no further riots or attacks. ibid.