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All Apologies, George Washington

By Kopp

In Sept. 1796, Philadelphia’s American Daily Advisor was the first to publish George Washington’s Farewell Address. In his final words, the father of our country extolled the virtues of our hard-won government and Constitution. He offered the following advice to the young nation:
Beware the dangers of Parties (here he emphasized geographical jealousies); avoid foreign entanglements; do not maintain a too powerful military; and finally cherish public credit… avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt.
Sorry, Dad, guess we should have paid better attention.

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