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Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s Warning to Future Generations

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“A vivid portrait…and thoughtful consideration of George Washington’s wisdom that couldn’t be timelier” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). A revealing take a look at the first President’s Farewell Address, a still-relevant warning against partisan politics and foreign entanglements.

George Washington’s Farewell Address used to be a prophetic letter he wrote to his fellow citizens and signed from a “parting friend,” addressing the forces he feared could destroy our democracy: hyper-partisanship, over the top debt, and foreign wars. In it, Washington known as for unity among “citizens by birth or choice,” advocated moderation, defended religious pluralism, proposed a foreign policy of independence (not isolation), and proposed that education is very important to democracy. He established the precedent for the peaceful transfer of power.

Washington’s urgent message used to be adopted by Jefferson after years of opposition and quoted by Lincoln in defense of the Union. Woodrow Wilson invoked it for nation-building; Eisenhower for Cold War; Reagan for religion. Once celebrated as civic scripture, more widely reprinted than the Declaration of Independence, the Farewell Address is now almost forgotten. Yet its message remains starkly relevant as of late. In Washington’s Farewell, John Avlon offers a stunning portrait of our first president and his battle to save The usa from self-destruction.

Washington’s Farewell “brings to light Washington’s good-bye by elucidating what it meant not only throughout the early days of the republic, but its lasting effect throughout the centuries” (Library Journal, starred review). Now the Farewell Address may inspire a new generation to re-center their politics and reunite our nation throughout the lessons rooted in Washington’s shared experience.

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