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Upon learning that Washington intended to reject the mantle of emperor, no less an authority than George III allegedly observed, If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world. True to his word, on December 22, 1783, Washington surrendered his commission to the Congress, then meeting in Annapolis: Having now finished the work assigned me, he announced, I now retire from the great theater of action. In so doing, he became the supreme example of the leader who could be trusted with power because he was so ready to give it up.20

Joseph J. Ellis

Upon learning that Washington intended to reject the mantle of emperor, no less an authority than George III allegedly observed, If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world. True to his word, on December 22, 1783, Washington surrendered his commission to the Congress, then meeting in Annapolis: Having now finished the work assigned me, he announced, I now retire from the great theater of action. In so doing, he became the supreme example of the leader who could be trusted with power because he was so ready to give it up.20

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About Joseph J. Ellis

Joseph John-Michael Ellis III (born July 18, 1943) is an American historian whose work focuses on the lives and times of the Founding Fathers of the United States. His book American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson won a National Book Award in 1997 and Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for History. Both books were bestsellers.