John Irwin
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 30 Jun
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Now, when that lid blew off, like with Lee and the Revolutionary War, i it would say that when he like really reamed somebody out, the trees shook, I think is the actual word.
So he had this
incredible personality that he learned to control.
So that lifelong quest to forge oneself and to control oneself and that and being successful in that.
Um
uh is really interesting.
I also found it really interesting, like I think the lesson of like be careful who you study and who you admire.
He was a guy that couldn't go to to school 'cause his dad died.
And so he his I portrayed in the film, his half brother really mentored him and there was a question of whether he had tutors or not, but he read a lot.
And I do think that that is important.
Like reading, learning, studying
And then who are you in allegory, I think matters 'cause it's interesting that Washington like loved Cato, loved the play, loved the book, and there's a line that was often passed between the founding fathers that we quote in the film that uh I think it's 'tis not moral to command success, we'll do we'll do better, we'll deserve it.
The idea of like you can't predict success, but damn it we can deserve it.
Correct.
And I think that he also modeled himself after Cincinnati, and which is where we get Cincinnati.
It's a Roman general that was given total power, but also a farmer.
Protected Rome, gave it back twice.
And so Washington like became his obsession.
I think is interesting that that he really architected himself, his interior and exterior.
Um he built himself.
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