George Washington, Great US President

Born in 1732 in Wakefield, Va., was a farmer's son, George Washington inherited a large piece of the plantation at the age of twenty-seven. From the year 1753-1758 in Washington entered the army, take an active part in the war against the French army Indians, and gained much experience and praise. He returned to Virginia in late 1758, and retirement. Shortly after he married the widow Martha Dandridge Custis rich childless couple. (He had never had children).
Washington in the next fifteen years to manage the planting, with proper management. In 1774, when he was elected representative of Virginia, attended the First Continental Congress, which is the richest man in the American colonies. Washington is not the first person who called for independence, but in June 1775 in the Second Continental Congress (which also became vice president of Virginia) was elected chief of the Continental Army. The military experience, his wealth and reputation, cutting his body (height 1.9 m thick), talent administratomya and - above all - the establishment and nature of the company, supported in order to occupy that position. Throughout the battle, did not return the money and gives examples of selfless devotion.
The success of Washington's most prominent dirampungkannya around 1775, when he led the Continental Army and in March 1797, when the term of office of the presidency is over 2. The last breath at his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia, in December 1799.
First, was a successful military leader in the war of American independence. It is true that Washington is not a military genius, is no more prominent than Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar. However, keep in mind, while many American commanders suffered a heavy defeat, Washington (although some also have small losses) are still able to continue the battle and carried the banner of victory.
Second, Washington was president of the constitutional convention. Despite Washington's ideas played a decisive role in drafting the Constitution of the United States, but his spirit, his good name, specify when its promulgation. At that time there was a challenge for the new constitution, and if, without the influence of Washington's hard to feel accepted constitution.

Third, Washington is the first President of the United States. America really deserve feel lucky to have the first president to have a big weight and strong character. Just take a look and compare it with many examples of countries in Latin America and Africa, which, although established through a democratic constitutional basis, but declined rapidly as the military dictatorship. As for Washington to maintain teguhnya Republic without the accompaniment of the ambitions of the Division remain in power. He did not want to be king or dictator. This is the person who planted the rules need to transfer power from one hand to the other through peaceful means. This rule is still held in the United States so far.

George Washington is not a pure and sharp thinker as well as leaders of other Americans of his time, as Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin. However, it is taller than all of them. You see, Washington - both during war and peace - always give a donation in the form of character strengths in leadership of the government, without it, no policy measures are successful. Shares role in the formation of the Republic of Madison, the U.S. is important, but in this matter what Washington was almost as important and decisive.

The inclusion of George Washington in this book is a chronological list depends largely on the historical evaluation of the creation of a United States Republican. Impartial determination of the importance of the creation of the United States, of course, difficult for the United States alive today. Although the United States in the mid-20th century held the position of military superiority and political influence even greater than what was previously owned by the Roman empire at the top, but their political power does not last long as the Romans. Instead, it was clear that some of the technological advances achieved by the United States is considered an important means for other cultures and other times. The discovery of the aircraft - for example - and the human landing on the moon has been to realize the dream of a bygone era and it seems inconceivable that the invention of nuclear weapons can be tested.by Michael H. Hart,One hundred most influential figures in the history.