{"id":2326,"date":"2024-01-20T04:26:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T04:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-211pinsker\/?page_id=2326"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:52:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:52:37","slug":"george-washington","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-211pinsker\/course-syllabus\/george-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"George Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"

The precise meaning of political leadership was under debate in the early republic, and the practical business of politics compelled politicians to confront this unsettling assault on settled expectations on a continuing basis.\u00a0 Whether electioneering, running for office, or simply exercising the privileges of leadership, America’s ruling elite was dependent on the whims of the democratic many, a state of affairs that contributed to the volatility of early national politics and the defensive spirit of political leadership.\u00a0 The culture of honor was a source of stability in this contested political landscape. –Joanne Freeman,\u00a0Affairs of Honor,\u00a0<\/em>p. xv<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You talk, my good Sir, of employing influence to appease the present tumults in Massachusetts. I know not where that influence is to be found; and if attainable, that it would be a proper remedy for the disorders. Influence is no Government.<\/strong> Let us have one by which our lives, liberties and properties will be secured; or let us know the worst at once. Under these impressions, my humble opinion is, that there is a call for decision. –-George Washington to Henry Lee, October 31, 1786<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n