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.

On George Washington’s birthday, his farewell address unites a divided Senate. The annual reading of the Founder’s nonpartisan speech began in violently partisan times and continues in them today.

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 ...

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President George Washington issued his Farewell Address on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He spoke proudly of the new nation but also warned of the dangers of party politics.

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 ...

What George Washington, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesus got wrong. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. ... — George Washington, farewell address. Check: ...

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.

Since 1896, the United States Senate has marked Washington's birthday by having a member read the Farewell Address aloud in a legislative session. According to family tradition, President Washington ...

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Mr Biden wants America to remember him, like Washington, as a leader who stepped back for the good of the people. Washington, urged by some of his troops in 1782 to adopt the title of king, refused.