There's that, but it's pretty well documented that GW was very, shall we say, attentive to his image. This kind of stunt casts him in a deliberately sympathetic light. Love him or hate him, he had personality.
He wasn't even trying to be promoted, either. George Washington never wanted to be president - people had to convince him after voting unanimously for him.
It's not so much about power - it's generally agreed that Washington was very aware of the potential judgement of future generations, and made significant efforts, in that vein, to give a performance that they would regard positively. In other words, he wanted to be remembered as a hero - and as far as motivations for being less shitty than one's peers go, there are definitely worse ones to be had.
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The aristocrats have always been cordial with each other.
There's that, but it's pretty well documented that GW was very, shall we say, attentive to his image. This kind of stunt casts him in a deliberately sympathetic light. Love him or hate him, he had personality.
He wasn't even trying to be promoted, either. George Washington never wanted to be president - people had to convince him after voting unanimously for him.
It's not so much about power - it's generally agreed that Washington was very aware of the potential judgement of future generations, and made significant efforts, in that vein, to give a performance that they would regard positively. In other words, he wanted to be remembered as a hero - and as far as motivations for being less shitty than one's peers go, there are definitely worse ones to be had.
insert cynical comment on people considering human lives to be less valuable that a dog
Average people worth less than a rich guy's dog.
Not even a rich guy's dog. Any dog.
Except if they get near a policeman.
I don’t like guns or “stand your ground laws”. You can break into my house and steal all my shit. I will not shoot you.
If you touch my dog, I will hunt you down to the ends of the Earth and torture you in ways that would make former President Bush blush.
bleeding out in the street from musket fire, cursed to die of gangrene should I be unlucky enough to survive
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