An appropriate article honoring probably the greatest president -- certainly the greatest republican -- this nation has ever known . . .
George Washington earned the respect even of his former enemy, King George III, by doing something exceedingly rare in history: When he had the chance to increase personal power, he decreased it — not once, not twice, but repeatedly.
During the American Revolution, Washington put service before self. His personal example was his greatest gift to the nation. It has often been said that the “Father of our country” was less eloquent than Jefferson; less educated than Madison; less experienced than Franklin; less talented than Hamilton. Yet all these leaders looked to Washington to lead them because they trusted him with power. He didn’t need power.
Ironically, the piece appears in National Review, a journal that has consistently supported the expansion of executive power and privilege during the last seven years.
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