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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eddiespin, post: 8407953, member: 4920&quot;]&quot;When George Washington accepted the position of commander in chief of the continental forces after the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, he was his modest and humble self. In accepting, he said he was distressed that his abilities and his military experience might not be adequate for the trust they were conferring upon him. Still, he promised to exert his every power in the glorious cause. In concluding, Washington refused the monthly salary that the Congress had voted for him. Instead, he promised to keep an exact account of his expenses and be reimbursed only for them - he kept his word when the war was over. He also probably could have been a dictator because of his popularity after the fighting stopped, but instead he resigned from the army and returned to his beloved farm, where he hoped to spend the rest of his life in peace and tranquility. He only reluctantly returned to serve as President of the new nation. The right man for the times.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>With thanks to A.J. Langguth for his book, &quot;Patriots, The Men Who Started the American Revolution.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1491434[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>No coin, Randy, just thought this fits here... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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