The specific content of the story about the founding father of the United States, Washington, who took the initiative to forgive his political opponent Penn for his fist-fighting feud.

In 1754, George Washington, then a colonel, led his men to garrison Alexandria. This was the time when members of the Virginia General Assembly were being elected. There was a man named William Penn who opposed a candidate Washington supported. One day, Washington got into a heated argument with Penn about the election, in which he uttered some extremely offensive words. After hearing this, Payne became furious and knocked Washington to the ground with a punch. When Washington's soldiers came after hearing the news and wanted to avenge their commander, Washington stopped them and persuaded them to return to the camp calmly.

The next morning, Washington asked someone to bring Payne a note, asking him to meet at a local hotel as soon as possible. Payne came to the hotel nervously, expecting a fierce fight. But to his surprise, he was greeted not with a pistol but with a friendly glass of wine. Washington stood up with a smile on his face, extended his hand to welcome him, and sincerely said to him: "Mr. Payne, no one can be faultless. He knows his mistakes and corrects them and becomes a hero. What happened yesterday is indeed true." I made a mistake. You have taken action to save face. If you think that is enough, then please hold my hand and let us be friends."