The Ambition of Cincinnatus - Brockport

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by  Kenneth Allen Lane

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7-26-2011
The Ambition of Cincinnatus
Kenneth Allen Lane
The College at Brockport, [email protected]
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thiwso rtkh;e iinrt ellgeucintdcuaera,il g orsotaunssd ,aan rrdde ionrfcemoefmn yt
goahlassp rovaendi nvalleua asbsIew to.u ladl sloi ke tom y ptahratensnk,
ChristaonpPdhat ercriiL aa nfero,t heuinrc ondistuipoponofmar yltg oaalnstd,h eir
willintgosn eerasvssae c aptaiuvdei etnomc yem aneya rdlryta .sfF inaIlw loyu,l d
offemry m oshte aerlgttrf atittomu yfid ea ncKryes,t eCno llSiheer .am iead tee dv ery
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Introdu.c t.i o.n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Abstract
GeorWgaes hinwgatsaod ne libpeolriattaiecc tamolor t,i vbayat de eds firor e
se-lafggdriaznemaennsdto csitaal.Ht ueos perawtietdht ihsnet ricotfaup raetsr onage
systaedmv,a ncipnegr shioinnrstae elts htr otuhgeehm ployomfae d netef renatnida l
disintpeerressWotanesadh. i nggationpner eder fmeanntpd o istiaotans teady pace by
offerilnogy saelr vtionc uem erpoautrso cnosn,c ealaimnibgt ihioinnas sco crdance
witthh eet iquoefVt itreg ipnoiilacinTts h.em ainteonfah nipcsee r sdoenvae loped
intos utpheer inctaernoedfW i ansghg itnoena'rscl ayr eaesir bt,e caamp er evalent
trope whiitsh inlA e tctoemrbsio.nno a fty iouthofuvle rconafindden nucmee rous
frustornaastn ifda liuretsh fieie nlo dc castihosenl eoddwe teriooftr hapateti rosno na.
Washintgatlcoetns qsulaylr erwdei thhi psr impaartyr oni sosvouefers phriosp er
recognaintsdit oa,ntc uasusaib nrge aicnth h arte lati.Ho en sehviepnrteusnaielgdl,y
declatrhpiern igm maortyi vaftrohi iossnes r vice wesrael aCrroaynnk.tr aavnedn ing
an artriavceo nseinnst uhmseo dehmi stroarpihoTyhge,A mibtioofC ni nciunsn at
concltuhdaWetas s hinwgatsao nin n venptoitlviieca acltw ohroc raftaep de rsoofn a
deefrenacndedsi intesreersvttieoacd de vc aehn isse lafimsbhi tions.
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"Iti hsa rlyde xagrgaettiosoy ant hWaatsh igntownap si oausNs u maj;u asst
Arisetsit;dep meraatsEe pi cteptautsr;i oRteigcu liaungss i ;v piunbglt riucs ts,
ipmartaisSa elv eriunvs i;c tmoordyea ssSt cip iop;r uednatsF abuisr;pa iads
Marcelulnudsa;u ansHt aendn ibaasCl i;n cindniiasnttuesr; te ols itbefiedrrmaty s
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Washingatsco onn,t raasgtaeitdnh sheti stopreirccaelp etsitoanbslb iyst hhee d
modehmi stgorprahiyoF.r omt heo nsoefth icsa reWears hincgotnosnc iously
develao dpeefde reanntddi iiasnlt setrepedo liticaals t phmeeor ssetoffe ncat ual
meantso a dvnaceh iss e-lifntewrietshVtii nr gai'pnsai tronsatgreus c.tH uer e
concehaialsme ibdt iforopn r eferimnae cncto rwdiatnthchee et iquoeftt hpteole i tical
systienwm h ichheo perarteeldyu,ip notgnh aep probaitnifloune pnoatfti ratolon s
valtied ashtiasta inoddne groefde i stinWcatsihoinnw.ga tsao d ne libpeorlaittei cal
actwohrow asa ggreisnts hipevu er soufsi otc aidavnlac emezneta,li ondu esf eonfs e
hirse ptuitoaann,idn tuidteiflveecsltuyes dp itchihaoethn asbr orseedl fiamsbhi tion.
Theth eosfAi ms btiiochna llaep nrgeevsan laertnritavc eo nsewnistuhtsih ne
histgorraipoohfyW ashintghtaodtne scrhiibmae sdi nhereanptollyia tnidac al
paraogofmn o rasle nsiiseb.Ci onltietmpeosra atrtiriabp uelttehdoo rfra e pluibcan
virtuteohs i ma,n d etffohreot fs1 t9hc entbuigrorya phienrtse gtrhaotseed ivniteow s
histotrriecaatt.lsm T ehnee arplayn egtyerxiotcfMs a soWne emJso,h Mna rshall,
2
andD aviRda msapyo puzleadtr hiev ieowf W ashinagstt ohnea mbiiotnless,
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2 SeeW illiSapmo hBna kerC,h araPcotretrro afW iathssi ngAtso nD:e libnyHe iatstoerdiO arnast ors
anDdi vi(n1e8s8f or7 )ra e presentcaotlilveeco tfic oonnt empodrearsyc ripotfiWoanssh ington.
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deefreanltr,ie pluibnc paaragWoene.m ssu plpementtheaidtm agewriyti hn tense
moraliuzsiinfnbgagr, i ctaatleoedfWs a shtionnga'dso leenestnc deatvoof rormsa
perasloidnteys erovfpi rnagai nsedem utliaon.
Thei nnovacthiavrea scttueedsroi fP auLle iceFsotredWro, r thington
ChaunFcoeryad n,Od w en Wister adr eepparreftsoruemtrn hetae eh di stmoyrt-ihcal
makionfWg e emasn ad turn tomwoarprerd eossf snaia tlor eatomfWe ansth ionng'ts
leib fyt he c2e0ntth3u Ermyp.h ashiizsin gp elreisa fonncdah la ratchteewsroe,r ks
delviendtt oh de etaoifl shi inst erperrseolnaatli ohniscsha irpeases,ra s l and
survepyubolrsi,ec r vaannpdto ,tl iiciasaw ne,la lsh is satsaa tsulosaw vneea rna d
faremrT.h ougshp araslel ustioot nhseu tiloiftp ya tronagien tseatrn edi n
Washingetaornl'ys careWeorr tehxiiCnshgtateuodnn c aiennyWd 'i ss tteerx'tss , this
newg eneroafta iuotnhr oertsa fiidneeldti ott hyce o npctoe fW ashingetxoenm'psl ary
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develaov piibnrgpa enortns altioat uyg mtehnuetn contneasrtreaodtf i avtpoehl ei tical
paragon.
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in1 296a sa r jeiondaegra iWnesetm asn'Md a rslh'masol rpaalr agDoencr.li antgh e
prodouftc htpe r eceldiretanettau c raer icoaft uWraes haisn" gaotndo inop ursi g," he
potsiionheidst e xats a critaincaally sis thhuamntai ztweho efuuo lndd 5e r.
Iconaosctilinct one, Hbuigohgersae'pn hgya gdeidr ewcittlWhye emsfba'l es.
3 PauLle iceersF tordW,a shingt(Pohni ladePlAp:h iBaJ.,L. i ppinc1o8t69t),
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OwenW isteTrh,Se e vAegne osfW ahsing(tNoenwY orkNY,: TheM acmillCao.n ,1 907)
4 WisteTrh,Se e vAegne osfW ashing5t3o-n5,4 .
5 HugheGs,e ogreW ahsingtthoHeunm anB ei&n tgh Hee r,2o 4.
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Reejcttihnsegt oorfty h ceh eerya-satr f eacereh ,ed eclWaarsehdi onnsg's tpuposed
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inialbittoy atl eil"elad, i sabhieol uigttr yei wng ootdi m"eH.u hgeWsa's hington
wasan a mbitious swell,a napdne rihniaanlpd osevw qeiu thahitb see sfsrteio nnd,' s
7
wief.R upeHruthg enso't orciaemfrteoy m t hcer ittiocnhaeeal d opitnhe idas t tempt
tor eduWcaes hinfrgotmWo ene mpsa'r aignotanro e aliinsdtiivcwi idtcuhha alr acter
falutpse,r sfoianlailan ngadsm b,i tion.
SmaueEll lMioorrti sborni'eessf ys i an1 392T,he Y oungMa n Washionng,t
moderattheicsdr ittiocnbaeyla titbrutHiunggh cersi't ioqfWu aessh intgott hoen
impetuouosfyn oeusHtshe s. t atthetadht ye o umnagn w as" impaatnipdea nsotsn iate,
eagferorg loirnwy a rw,e alitnlh a nd,s uacncidenl s oesv, b"un to itn herseenltfilsyh
ora mbitiMooursr.it shoeno rtihzWaeatds hinigntcoonarp toesrdt opihci lpohsayso a
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corceh aratcrtaaeiftrte" rc oannsstto ciinatle rec",o uwrtishtnehe hibgorFianiagrx f
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faimlyT.hien terprefuotnadt iTihoenYn o unMga nW ahsingdtiosnt aintcsfreeodlm f
botWhe emsh'a giogreaxptrheimacen dH ugheosv'e rclryi ttirceaalt bmye nt
modifyainnedgx tentdhiaenpo gl ittihsceiasl.
DouglSaosu thFarleelm raenfi ntehdin sev v approianhc ih1s 4 98G eogre
Wasihnogn.tH eo fferepdor tar aoyfWa la shinagsta o yno ut"ho cfo mptleidc a
characmtoerraj lu-s,-t , apmaaitbilaeenna dtb ,lt eow in atffehcet oifoh ni s Captains
andL ieuttesbn,ua tant t hsea mtei mheu moerslsam,b iti[oaunsd,] petros istent
poistiovbeis ntaaccyq,u issiutisicpvioeof,u sr ainvedax ltsr aroirsldeyiin ntsa.iHv"ee
6 Hughse,G eogreW ashintghtHeoum na n B&e tihnHege r,2o 4.
7 HugheGs,e orWgaseh intghtHeoum na nB ei&n tgh Hee r,6o 7.
8 MorrisoTn,h Yeo uMnagn W ashingintB oyLn a,n adn Bdy S ea1,6 2.
9 MorrisoTn,h Yeo uMnagn W ashingintB oyLn a,n adn Bdy S ea1,6 9.
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tempetrheaadmt ib tihoonw evbeydr el cariiatnn gh onedsets tiobr ee" dsitinguished
10
ins ommee asfuorrmet hceo mmroun.n ". .W.a shingtont aecxsthslinebaeissat s e d
younmga np rimabreciualsyhe e s ougrhetcn oigtfirooh ni esx emrpyml eariatnsd
lackthepedr oppeorl iatciucmatelon rehsittsre pameirn.
SmaueEll liot MorDroiusgolSnao su atnhFdar lele mianrnto duacn eedw
interprfreatmievweoi rnktt ohh ei stroarpiahoftyge 1r49 8W;a shington a remained
disintaenrrdee sltuecpdto alnitat citchoaorlw, e vheer re quialr eevdoe fel x perience
anmda turtiort eyat chhpa ton itM.o rriesxoenm pltihfiaiepsdp robaycc lha im"iIntg ,
waso nltyh routghhes eversee-sldtfi pslciitnhea Wta shingatttaoinn heids
11
characpteoriaisnsesdt e ircye ".n iGteorge Wabsehmcieana gs te-olmnfa pdaer agon,
a moddeamyC incincnraatftufresod m an agygoruetsshesk eiivndegi stinction
throsuegrhv ice.
MarcCuusn fleri efitetrhaiitnset de rpreitnha i1ts5i9 o8Mna n a nMdo nument,
12
declatrhiWanatgs hinmgattounr eadm ainfrn etoeof " aggreasmsbiiinovt".eIn his
1695b igorapGheyo,r Wgaehs nignto:T he ForgoefE xperieJnacmee,s Thomas
Flexner ctohn\Ita/cta l suhdien"dgb temocenoa noeft hneo blaensgdtr eamteens t' vho
13
evelri veadv,o"i dsienlgfia smbhi ttihorno aum gahs toefrt yh see .l GfarWyi lls'
entry inhtios ttohrei tohg1er89 a4pG heyog,erW ashingatnotdnh E en ltiegnhment,
presetnhtfeeuo dn dearst hlei temraanelis ftaotfie onngl hitenmpehnitlp ohsyo.
Washinbgetmcoeana m odevme rsoifoC ni nincnuast,n oiitfn r ealaitlt eyai snt
10F reemaGne, ogreW ashinng:AtB oiopghryalx,:i v.
11M orrisonT, hYeo uMnagn W ashingnt,ionB yL anadn Bdy S ea1,6 2.
12 Cunlfie,fG eogreW ashingMtanoa nn:Md o nume6n3t.,
13F lexnGere,o rWgaseh inng:Tt hoFeo greo fE xperie(n1c7e3 2-41.7 75),