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When George Washington gave up the American Presidency was it genuinely to set the example of giving up power? How impactful and unique was such a decision at the time? For GW was it unprecedented at the time to do such a thing? Was it at all related to his personal desires around beingpublic figure

by /u/Krilesh in /r/AskHistorians

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