"I call Heaven to witness, that this very act (accepting the presidency) would be the greatest sacrifice of my personal feelings & wishes that ever I have been called upon to make.”
If he becomes a tyrant the country and the very experiment of the revolution collapses in it's infancy and the British laugh and take the colonies back over. If Washington accepts the position of King in a constitutional monarchy similar to the British, some die-hards would be pissed but the country might have turned out even better.
His step grandson George Washington Parke Curtis, or even Alexander Hamilton.Until the issue of succession comes up. If Washington doesn't decide who's going to be his successor, it's going to be Game of Thrones, North American 18th Century edition.
His step grandson George Washington Parke Curtis
Alexander Hamilton.
"Would you enforce me to a world of care? Well, call them again. I am not made of stone, but penetrable to your kind entreats, albeit against my conscience and my soul."Washington said that to Alexander Hamilton when he was offered the presidency of the United States. All he wanted was to return to Mount Vernon after he served his time as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.