Just as Poland had a rebellion against totalitarianism, I am rebelling against broccoli, and I refuse to give ground. I do not like broccoli, and I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m President of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.

George H. W. Bush (1924-2018) American politician, diplomat, US President (1989-1993)

Comment at State Dinner for Polish PM Tadeusz Mazowiecki (21 Mar 1990)