Washington's task was to transform the improbable into the inevitable. Autore: Joseph J. Ellis Copy Quote More from Joseph J. Ellis “God was not in the details for Jefferson; he was in the sky and stars.” “Because he could not afford to fail, he could not afford to trust.” “James Jackson actually made menacing faces at the Quakers in the gallery, calli…” “In a very real sense, we are complicitous in their achievement, since we are th…”