George Washington’s Farewell Address is, in effect, the culmination and fulfillment of the Declaration of Independence.

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, I ...

WASHINGTON -- Days after what would have been George Washington's 294th birthday, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., led an effort on Wednesday to restore a tradition of reading the first American ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - In December of 1783, Maryland witnessed a powerful and often overlooked moment in our nation’s history that helped define the future of American democracy. George Washington is famous ...

George Washington’s Farewell Address is one of the key documents of America’s founding era. It’s not as familiar as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and some other writings, but it ...

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