He has been accepted as a being as nearly perfect as it is given to man to be, but our warm personal interest has been reserved for other and lesser men who seemed to be nearer to us in their virtues and their errors alike.
Lodge argues that while Washington is seen as nearly perfect, people often relate more to those with visible flaws.
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