Explain why people are attracted to the idea of some leaders having qualities so much larger than life and not just ordinary people?

Essay prompt below.
Few leaders are as venerated as George Washington, whom Henry Lee III (and Robert E. Lee’s father) described as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” Washington seems to exemplify traits such as integrity, determination, and emotional intelligence. But in the letter reading at New Windsor camp, farewell to his officers at the Fraunces Tavern, and his resignation speech to the Continental Congress, both Washington and his audience are overcome with emotion and begin to weep. Why?
Explain why people are attracted to the idea of some leaders having qualities so much larger than life and not just ordinary people?

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