George Washington's Farewell Address
 

George Washington's Farewell Address

by George Washington

On September 19,1796, George Washington announced that he would leave the presidency. His famous farewell address encapsulates a view of the Union, the Constitution, and good citizenship that is an important part of American political thought today. In this amazing letter to all of us, almost everything that we debate as a nation today has been advised. (read review)

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A brief farewell from a man whose greatness becomes apparent from his insights in this short tome. "I hold the maxim no less applicable to public, than to private, affairs, that honesty is always the best policy." "Observe good faith and justice toward all nations, cultivate peace and harmony with all." "...avoid the necessity of those overgrown military establishments, which under any form of government are inauspiciuos to liberty, and which are to be regarded as particularly hostile to...

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