In everything he said and did, he affirmed the spirit of the American Revolution. His fellow Virginian, Thomas Jefferson said that Washington would “rather be in his grave than in his present situation, meaning his being President; that he had rather be on his farm than to be made Emperor of the world" (Acton Powerblog). President Washington is someone who is well documented for his principles of liberty. His peers noted that Washington possessed certain characteristics which we're not common in a man, which spotlighted that Washington was a great leader. Charles Francis Adams, the son of President John Quincy Adams, declared of Washington: "More than all, and above all, Washington was master of himself. If there be one quality more than another in his character which may exercise a useful control over the men of the present hour, it is the total disregard of self when in the most elevated positions for influence and example" (Acton
In everything he said and did, he affirmed the spirit of the American Revolution. His fellow Virginian, Thomas Jefferson said that Washington would “rather be in his grave than in his present situation, meaning his being President; that he had rather be on his farm than to be made Emperor of the world" (Acton Powerblog). President Washington is someone who is well documented for his principles of liberty. His peers noted that Washington possessed certain characteristics which we're not common in a man, which spotlighted that Washington was a great leader. Charles Francis Adams, the son of President John Quincy Adams, declared of Washington: "More than all, and above all, Washington was master of himself. If there be one quality more than another in his character which may exercise a useful control over the men of the present hour, it is the total disregard of self when in the most elevated positions for influence and example" (Acton