George Washington’s Worries Are Coming True

George Washington’s worries are coming true

Stock Getty Images photo of the George Washington statue in front of Federal Hall in New York City. The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country’s founding document, in 2026. Twenty years later, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of President George Washington’s Farewell Address, which was published on Sept. 19, 1796. The two documents are the bookends of the American Revolution…

OUTSIDE VIEW: George Washington’s worries are coming true

Robert A. Strong, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University, Senior Fellow, Miller Center, University of Virginia

'Unprincipled men': George Washington's worries are finally becoming true

The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country’s founding document, in 2026. Twenty years later, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of President George Washington’s Farewell Address, which was published on Sept. 19, 1796.The two documents are the bookends of the American Revolution. That revolution began with the inspirational language of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote much of the De…

George Washington’s worries are coming true

President George Washington warned in his farewell address about partisanship, sectionalism, excessive public debt, ambitious leaders and a poorly informed public. Mike Rosiana/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country’s founding document, in 2026. Twenty years later, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of President George Washington’s Farewell Addr…