• The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    He was probably envious of the very flattering way Washington was described as a Cincinnatus.

    You know, a guy who actually gave up a chance at seizing power over a fledgling democracy, multiple times, just because it would make him look bad.*

    *I know “His Excellency” was not a great guy, let’s skip the rant this time

    • Wogi@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      He was!

      He compared himself to Cincinnatus as he stepped away from governing Virginia, which he was also famously terrible at. So this was prior to Washington stepping down.