George Washington in his Farewell Address advised future statesmen to ... sober thought that he “must soon be to the mansions of rest,” it contains a penetrating analysis highly relevant to ...

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final ...

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.

It used to be one of the most widely read political documents in the country, but President George Washington’s farewell address has now become largely forgotten by the public.

On September 19, 1796, a Philadelphia newspaper published one of the greatest documents in American history: George Washington’s Farewell Address. Even today, some people in that other ...

President George Washington completes 'Farewell Address,' September 17, 1796. By Andrew Glass 09/17/2010 04:46 AM EDT. On this day in 1796, ...

Each year, President Washington's Farewell Address is read in its entirety by a U.S. Senator on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3. George Washington's Farewell Address.

President George Washington’s Farewell Address was not really an address. Nor was it really a true farewell. The message was printed in a Philadelphia newspaper on September 19, 1796, more than ...

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.

As the United States inaugurates Joseph R. Biden as our 46th president, we look to the prescient words of President George Washington’s Farewell Address.

Senator Shaheen (D-NH) read George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address. The reading is done annually in the Senate.