George Washington in his Farewell Address advised future statesmen to remain aware of the dangers of factionalism; statesman must “restrain” this partisanship.

George Washington used the light of this brass candle stand while laboring over his farewell address in 1796. Richard Strauss / NMAH George Washington was a man of many talents.

Washington’s America, much like today, was a nation divided by regional differences and sectional interests. ... On September 19, 1796, George Washington published his Farewell Address.

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

In reflecting upon the farewell address, it’s easy to see that the very issues Washington focused on—political rivalry, foreign affairs—“are still relevant today,” Rubenstein said.

Alexis Coe wants you to read George Washington’s Farewell Address. She calls it a “ shockingly modern document ” for something that was written in a late-18th century agricultural society.

Since 1896, the United States Senate has marked Washington's birthday by having a member read the Farewell Address aloud in a legislative session. According to family tradition, President Washington ...

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 ...

As President George Washington prepared to leave office after his first term was winding down, he asked his friend James Madison, himself a future president, to help him write a farewell address ...

Washington’s view of following laws The farewell address is also notable because in it, Washington begins the message by announcing he will be giving up power, not clinging to it like Trump.

Washington’s Farewell Address isn’t just some dusty warning from an old guy back then. It is a critically relevant diagnostic tool for reflecting on what is at stake in this election.