Debate Over Military Standards and Leadership Disputes
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The article contrasts Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's modern emphasis on physical fitness, grooming, and toughness with George Washington's more moral and disciplined approach to leadership, highlighting that Washington valued inner discipline, prudence, and civic virtue over physical appearance or bravado, which he saw as essential to true leadership and the foundation of a republic.
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