This is true, although you can tell a lot about someone's character by whether they have to be dragged kicking and screaming to take the low road, vs. going str

This is true, although you can tell a lot about someone's character by whether they have to be dragged kicking and screaming to take the low road, vs. going straight to it and being proud of themselves for doing so. No idea which bucket Washington fell into though, just a tangential observation.