A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Today, the gun control debate has bogged down into verbal trench warfare, with opposing camps firing sound bites, infomercials, and lawsuits across no-manâs land and not having much to show for it.
George Washington was a Army leader with a great head for how to run the army. He did not want to be President, and did not do much or anything while he was in office. One thing that made him better than most was his age, he was much older than the average man of the day. allen w Â· 1 decade ago.
How George Washington Showed Leadership by Declining Authority. It's easy to speak of leadership and power in the same breath. After all, business leaders generally are the final arbiters of all things in their organizations. The buck stops with them. But, one little-regarded aspect of leadership is knowing when it's time to decline to use power, knowing when to say when. And, on Presidents Day, it's important to remember that our first and perhaps greatest president, George Washington, enhanced his leadership when he declined to rule.