"We had quitters during the Revolution too... we called them "Kentuckians.""
— George Washington

January 1, 1970

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This attribution apparently originated with a statement of a cartoon version of Washington on an episode of The Simpsons. Though not initially presented as a genuine quote this has sometimes been attributed to Washington.