华盛顿在个人权力鼎盛之时辞去北美大陆军总司令,并在身居总统高位时再次选择政坛引退,不再参加下届总统选举,尤其是第二次引退为美国树立了“总统任期不得超过两届”的政治先例,逐渐成为美国政治文明的重要组成部分,对美国宪政起到了重要影响。华盛顿不恋权贵、谦逊自知的个人品格,崇尚理性、反对个人英雄主义的人生信念,主张民主共和、反对君主专制的政治信仰,对平淡生活的向往以及身体健康问题的个人因素影响着他作出引退的决策;而党派之争、决策的失误使华盛顿在任期内承受着巨大政治压力;但他对美国新制度仍然抱着高度的信任;正是这些内外因素的共同作用促使华盛顿决定退出政治舞台。 Washington resigned as Commander in Chief of the North American Army at the height of personal power and re-elected the political arena to retire once again in the presidential high and ceased to attend the next presidential election. In particular, the second retirement set the stage for the United States. “Presidential term shall not exceed The political precedent of ”two sessions" gradually became an important part of the political civilization in the United States and played an important role in the U.S. constitutional government. He did not love the power and prestige, humility and self-knowledge of personal character, advocate rationality, individual heroism belief in life, advocate democratic republic, opposition to monarchy’s political beliefs, the desire for a dull life and personal factors affecting his health problems But the party disputes and policy mistakes made Washington under tremendous political pressure during his tenure of office. However, he still held a high degree of trust in the new system in the United States. It was the combination of these internal and external factors that prompted Washington’s decision to withdraw from the political arena .