"You either die as a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." People forget that in 1791, it was George "Father of Our Country" Washington himself, that rode out at the head of an army to put down a tax rebellion, with 13,000 militiamen provided by the governors of Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. https://infogalactic.com/info/Whiskey_Rebellion This is why the government must always be in fear of the people. The persistent threat of a little revolution now and then is no bad thing. "Look, we're glad that you led the Continental army against the red-coats, and we're glad that things worked out the way they did, and you had no small hand in that. But it's *not* a universal life-long pass. The minute you lead an infantry division out against your own people, all the good is wiped out, all bets are off, and we hang you. Period."