...When the result was announced, Washington arose and made a brief speech, closing with these words: "I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare that I do not think myself equal to the command. As to pay, I beg leave to assure the Congress that...

...accepted the appointment to command the Continental Army, it was not with false modesty that he said, "I do not think myself equal to the Command I am honored with." He didn't think he was up to the extraordinary task, but he also knew he was the best man for the job....

...gave Congress fair warning: But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the...sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command 1 [am] honored with. To his wife Martha he wrote that "far from seeking this appointment, I have used...

...to the cause. "But," added he, "lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the...that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity, T do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with. As to pay, I beg leave to assure the...

...: " I beg it may bo remembered, lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity,...not think myself equal to the command I am honored witn." And in his letter to his wife, communicating to her his appointment as commander-in-chief, lie...

...colonel told them that he was not worthy of the job. "I this day declare with the utmost sincerity that I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with," he said with sincerity, and sat down. Privately, too, he was worried about his abilities to lead an...

...of the American army on June 16, 1775, George Washington would tell the Second Continental Congress, "I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I [am] honored with." Leading his men...

...for the honor they bestowed on him but warned them that their confidence might prove to be misplaced: "I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in...think myself equal to the command I am honored with." This was more than the rhetoric of false modesty, but it was that too. He had, after all, worn his...

...some unlucky event should happen," he said to the gathered delegates, "unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered, by every Gentleman in...not think myself equal to the Command I am honored with."2 Stormy Days of Life When Washington was elected president, he wrote to Alexander Hamilton that...

...Army. But instead of inspiring the delegates with bold words promising victories, he quietly confessed, "I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with." He asked Congress to pay his expenses, but turned down a salary. Washington knew that Great Britain...