He was indeed a great man. But I take a little issue with the comment about judging based on today’s cultural norms. Human sacrifice, for example, was always wrong.
Who cares. Has nothing to do with Washington. You give an inch and the liberals will take a mile.
Human sacrifice was always wrong...
I am not suggesting that it is the norm today.
However, if you were a Mayan or Aztec priest at the peak of those empires, human sacrifice was quite the norm. It was also common among some of the Norse cultures.
Anyone who studies history understands that culture and context are very important.
Were there people in the US who were abolitionists at the time of Washington? Sure there were. But slavery was a “norm” at the time. Thinking that the negroid race was “inferior” to the white man was common thinking at the time.
What Washington did in the context of forming this country stands out across the ages.
Our schools and places of higher education are ripping out the heart of our country’s foundation. And we all know what happens without a foundation.
It predates Christianity. And was generally performed on non-peers.