Happy Birthday, George Washington

Today's Power Line pays homage to our greatest president:

Today is the anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Of all the great men of the revolutionary era to whom we owe our freedom, Washington's greatness was the rarest, the most necessary, and, at this remove (sic) in time, the hardest to understand.

Take, for example, Washington's contribution to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Washington's mere presence lent the undertaking and its handiwork the legitimacy that resulted in success. The convention's first order of business was the election of a presiding officer. Washington was of course the delegates' unanimous choice.

What better way to pay tribute to the father of our country than to read some of his famous letters or speeches. Here's one of my faves; George Washington's Farewell Address.

As per Dr. Thomas Sowell,"In honor of George Washington's birthday, you might want to read an excellent little book about his life. It is titled Founding Father, by Richard Brookhiser.