George Washington, the founding father of our nation, was part of the greatest generation of political talent in American history. George Washington, along with Abigail and John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison were, in Ellis' words, "the eight most prominent political leaders in the early republic." Their diverse personalities balanced each other out and brought different ideas that represented the different ideologies from the country. They all knew each other to a personal level, which meant they talked about politics privately and well as publicly. The trust they had with each other was one of the most important aspects the country was founded on. Their compromises, logic, and judgment led to the prosperity of the greatest nation in the world.

The first and maybe most important thing the founding...