![]() He isn't looking to redo or modernize the biography of George Washington. Like with 'American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson' Ellis knows his subject has been written about before and probably better. ![]() Ellis, His Excellency: George Washington A good Ellis. If you aspire to live forever in the memory of future generations, you must demonstrate the ultimate self-confidence to leave the final judgment to them. Unlike Julius Caesar and Oliver Cromwell before him, and Napoleon, Lenin, and Mao after him, he understood that the greater glory resided in posterity's judgment. ![]() He knew himself well enough to resist the illusion that he transcended human nature. ".his trademark decision to surrender power as commander in chief and then president, was not.a sign that he had conquered his ambitions, but rather that he fully realized that all ambitions were inherently insatiable and unconquerable. ![]() 1st in war, 1st in peace, & 1st in our hearts. ![]()
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