Joe Kashi, my friend and fellow MIT alum, was mulling over George Washington, and had this to say.
I recently reread Washington’s Farewell Address, which he circulated to citizens the new United States upon leaving the Presidency after two terms. Washington’s Farewell embodies great wisdom about the proper course of statesmanship and the conduct of human affairs. His address bears careful reading and rereading in our present day.
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A minor quibble. Washington wasn't at Saratoga. Horatio Gates was in command, and the day may well have been won by Benedict Arnold's courage and daring.