David McCullough - Washington Quotes

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Washington was a man of exceptional, almost excessive self-command, rarely permitting himself any show of discouragement or despair.

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Washington had performed his role to perfection. It was no enough that a leader look the part; by Washington's rules, he must know how to act it with self-command and precision.

David McCullough

The preparations were elaborate and mammoth in scale, and Washington threw himself into the effort, demanding that not an hour be lost.

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