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A Leader Like No Other
Unlike other leaders of revolutionaries throughout world history, George Washington truly placed power in the hands of the people. He would not be king.
In Rome, Julius Caesar led a revolt against the Republican Army but then put himself in charge. In England, Oliver Cromwell led a successful revolt against King Charles I but then made himself Lord Protector of England. In France, Napoleon was active in the revolution to usurp King Louis XVI but then made himself First Consul and finally Emperor. |