If Washington had done nothing else but refuse to seek a third term he'd already deserve a substantial amount of praise He's been dead an buried for centuries,

If Washington had done nothing else but refuse to seek a third term he'd already deserve a substantial amount of praise He's been dead an buried for centuries, it doesn't really matter how he was as an individual because he, and all other historical figures, aren't really discussed as individuals but as ideas. He was no genius as a military leader though, not sure if that's what you meant or if he's considered to be so in the history you're referring to