LAD#7: Washington's Farewell Address

George Washington's Farewell Address starts off with Washington telling the American people not to consider him as a candidate for presidency since he had already served two terms and plans to return to his retirement. It then goes on to tell the people that they need to make sure the country remains united, both by having all the states(North and South) work together and by having no political parties, if they are to have the freedom and liberty they want. Washington then goes on to say that the people should all become educated and that the people's opinions and ideals should be what drives the government. After that, Washington states that all Americans should try to get along with one another, despite differentiations concerning religion, ethnicity, social class, or where they live. Next Washington goes on to say that America should remain neutral and not align itself with any certain country for anymore than a short time, plus remain free from foreign influence, but still be defensible in case of an invasion. Washington concludes by bringing up his Proclamation of Neutrality and restating the ideas from it(any questions on that, look at LAD#6).

Washington's Farewell Address(click hyperlink for picture source)





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Washington's Farewell Address