华盛顿庄严地说，现在完成了分配我的工作，我从伟大的行动剧院退休了。...我在这里提供委托，并离开公共生活的所有享受。现在知道如何留学的人现在表明他也了解如何离开它。华盛顿阅读他的说法后，马立刻在门口等着。人群聚集在门口，挥舞着他。这是美国历史上最大的退出。
(Having now finished the work assigned me, Washington solemnly said, I retire from the great theatre of Action....I here offer my Commission, and take leave of all the enjoyments of public life. The man who had known how to stay the course now showed that he also understood how to leave it. Horses were waiting at the door immediately after Washington read his statement. The crowd gathered at the doorway to wave him off. It was the greatest exit in American history.)