tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843639989368129214.post3860522317995986907..comments2023-08-13T16:11:21.566+01:00Comments on OCKHAM'S RAZOR: Daniel Hannan interviewStravagantisimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04363192043407917261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843639989368129214.post-76762948968614688292010-10-08T18:57:45.009+01:002010-10-08T18:57:45.009+01:00I don't under-rate GW at all! Nor did George I...I don't under-rate GW at all! Nor did George III, who pronounced him ‘the most distinguished character of the age’ after he refused to stand for president a third time, unlike FDRStravagantisimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363192043407917261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843639989368129214.post-54605977137290063922010-10-08T17:14:59.612+01:002010-10-08T17:14:59.612+01:00Washington is underrated since he was a much bette...Washington is underrated since he was a much better (and more innovative) farmer than he was a general. But his Fabian tactics may have served the Continental Army better than the dash and brains of a Benedict Arnold would have.<br /><br />Jefferson was the child of a surveyor father of very limited means. The range of his interests was superior to most educated men of his time and he was what the new nation needed to help chart its course. Horses for courses!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com