George Washington in his Farewell Address advised future statesmen to remain aware of the dangers of factionalism; statesman must “restrain” this partisanship.

Why George Washington's Farewell Address has never been more important As Washington departed the presidency, he left us a striking warning about how a dangerous demagogue might rise.

George Washington used the light of this brass candle stand while laboring over his farewell address in 1796. Richard Strauss / NMAH George Washington was a man of many talents.

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final ...

Alexis Coe wants you to read George Washington’s Farewell Address. She calls it a “ shockingly modern document ” for something that was written in a late-18th century agricultural society.

On September 19, 1796, George Washington published his Farewell Address. In it, America’s “founding father” announced his retirement and explained his reasons for not seeking a third term as ...

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As President George Washington prepared to leave office after his first term was winding down, he asked his friend James Madison, himself a future president, to help him write a farewell address ...

Letter: George Washington’s farewell address contains his belief that, among other things, political factionalism will cause the destruction of our nation from within.

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final address contains enough wisdom to fill volumes—until, on a whim ...

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There is even a blueprint for spinning such straw into gold: George Washington’s celebrated Farewell Address, when he decided in 1796 that two terms in office were enough, and more importantly ...