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.
During the American Revolution, Patriot General George Washington
crosses the Delaware River with 5,400 troops, hoping to surprise a
Hessian force celebrating Christmas at their winter quarters in Trenton,
New Jersey. The unconventional attack came after several months of
substantial defeats for Washington’s army that had resulted in the loss
of New York City and other strategic points in the region.
At
about 11 p.m. on Christmas, Washington’s army commenced its crossing of
the half-frozen river at three locations. The 2,400 soldiers led by
Washington successfully braved the icy and freezing river and reached
the New Jersey side of the Delaware just before dawn. The other two
divisions, made up of some 3,000 men and crucial artillery, failed to
reach the meeting point at the appointed time.
At approximately 8
a.m. on the morning of December 26, Washington’s remaining force,
separated into two columns, reached the outskirts of Trenton and
descended on the unsuspecting Hessians. Trenton’s 1,400 Hessian
defenders were groggy from the previous evening’s festivities and
underestimated the Patriot threat after months of decisive British
victories throughout New York. Washington’s men quickly overwhelmed the
Germans’ defenses, and by 9:30 a.m. the town was surrounded. Although
several hundred Hessians escaped, nearly 1,000 were captured at the cost
of only four American lives. However, because most of Washington’s army
had failed to cross the Delaware, he was without adequate artillery or
men and was forced to withdraw from the town.
The victory was not
particularly significant from a strategic point of view, but news of
Washington’s initiative raised the spirits of the American colonists,
who previously feared that the Continental Army was incapable of
victory.
Church and state were legally separated. A two-party political system was enacted. Jewish men were allowed to serve in the military. Women were granted the right to vote.
Answer: The correct answer is : Traditional and Autocratic
Explanation: The autocratic system concentrates power in a single figure, where its actions or decisions have no restrictions. In the 18th century, a crisis of conscience began in Europe, which gave rise to the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution and in general it was characterized by the era of revolutions.
