Washington's Farewell Address.
Published on 19 September 1796 in Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser, George Washington's Farewell Address to the nation quickly came to be regarded as the first president's legacy to the American political system. Conceived by Washington partly to answer critics of his presidential policies and partly as a means of deflecting public pressure for a third term, the address often reveals Washington's dismay at the charges of partisanship leveled against him by political opponents during his second term. But the valedictory address that closed his public career also gave him an opportunity to express his own blueprint for the new nation's future. Drawing upon his stature as Revolutionary leader and as president, he counseled unity among the states and among citizens, advised against partisan politics, expressed his support for public education, and emphasized the importance of maintaining the government's public credit. In the part of the address that would have a lasting impact on American ... ...
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