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Comment author: Douglas_Knight3 14 October 2008 04:00:26AM 3 points [-]

TGGP: at the very least, it's well-documented that he defused a couple of coups.

My understanding is that GW decided he'd get more pages in the history books if he declined the crown. George III agreed: "if he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world."