Our revolution was led by different men, particularly, George Washington, who was twice offered great power, and twice turned it down.
Give the last word to Washington’s great adversary, King George III. The king asked his American painter, Benjamin West, what Washington would do after winning independence. West replied, “They say he will return to his farm.”
“If he does that,” the incredulous monarch said, “he will be the greatest man in the world.”
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/man-who-would-not-be-king
The king was right.