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, I ...
President George Washington warned in his farewell address about partisanship, sectionalism, excessive public debt, ambitious leaders and a poorly informed public. Mike Rosiana/iStock via Getty Images ...
I. The French menace. An angry inauguration -- The neutrality proclamation -- Citizen Genêt -- A darkling plain -- The Little Sarah -- The Genêt harvest -- Jefferson seeks escape -- A rocky road -- An ...
NEW YORK (WCSC) — Gen. George Washington said farewell to his officers as he stepped down from command after the Revolutionary War on Dec. 4, 1783. The gathering happened at Fraunces Tavern in Lower ...