首先，至关重要的是要认识到，华盛顿的非凡声誉比他谨慎的权力行使少于他的戏剧性抛弃。实际上，他是一个名副其实的出口演奏家。
(First, it is crucial to recognize that Washington's extraordinary reputation rested less on his prudent exercise of power than on his dramatic flair at surrendering it. He was, in fact, a veritable virtuoso of exits.)