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>Going back to George Washington, the absolute hardest thing anyone can do is give up power. Perhaps true in general, but George Washington's case was a bit di
by jml7c5 6y ago
>Going back to George Washington, the absolute hardest thing anyone can do is give up power.
Perhaps true in general, but George Washington's case was a bit different. He was exhausted by the presidency, and had been continually frustrated by how poorly his beloved Mount Vernon had been managed in his absence. Giving up power was a blessing for him.
- opo 6y ago>...Perhaps true in general, but George Washington's case was a bit different. He was exhausted by the presidency, ... When people refer to Washington giving up power, they are generally referring to him resigning from the army after the revolutionary war was complete. There certainly wasn't a lot of precedent for that.