What America's First President Tried to Prevent
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, we revisit one of the most important documents from our nation's founding: George Washington's Farewell Address. Joined by historian Dr. Otis Westbrook Pickett, we discuss Washington's warnings about political parties, constitutional limits, religion in public life, foreign alliances, and the responsibilities of self-government, along with the contradictions that made Washington himself such a complicated figure. His farewell letter is 230 years old, but the questions it raises about power, leadership, and the future of American…
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