The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Knowing what I know about Washington's past, what I think he meant by this quote: "the office chooses the man" is the following.
For General George Washington, that quote meant that sometimes in the life of a man, he has to accept the fact that although you do not want some, your responsibility is to accept some kind of job because you are the one who has the knowledge and experience to do it right.
Maybe is difficult, maybe is tough, but only a few brave men have the talent to do it. So it is not a matter of if you like it or want it. It is that you are the one with the credentials to do it right.
And this was the case of George Washington the first President of the United States.
Jefferson went to great lengths to emphasize the distinction between state and federal power since he was afraid that the federal government would become too powerful and begin to resemble a monarchy.
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As the stories are passed down they are probably details that are added or lost. Also, everyone is different so people experience and see things differently over the course of time. Along with the discovery of new perspectives and evidence
It is important because in 1836, during the Texas Revolution, somewhere around 200 rebels including Davy Crockett and James Bowie held out against 1,800 Mexican Soldiers under the command of Santa Anna, the Mexican dictator at the time, for thirteen days.