Washington believed he was avoiding extremes. His own wishes and people of Martha, he wrote, were “limited,” and he believed, when he had created his schedule of levees and teas and dinners, that “our plans of living will now be deemed reasonable by the considerate part of our species.”
"H<span>e wanted Rome to be a model of a civilized society" would be the best option since his main goal was to control outside providences and to make sure they were acting appropriately. </span>