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A 3 page summary of the major points made by Washington in his farewell address. No additional sources cited.
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gratitude for "past kindness," his continued zeal for the countrys future interest, but also that he rejoices that the state of the countrys concerns no longer is render his own
inclination to return to retirement as "compatible with the sentiment of duty or propriety" (Washington, 2008). After voicing all of the sentiments proper to the occasion of his retirement
from public life, Washington turns to the subject of unity and its pivotal importance to the future of the young country. Washington stresses that this factor is of vital importance
to both to "collective and individual happiness" (Washington, 2008). He then outlines the interconnectedness of the North and South, East and West, and how one part of the country benefits
from the functions and economy of its opposite region. In his detailed analysis of the political issues. His repeats a question that has apparently been in the public mindset, i.e.,
"Is there a doubt whether a common government can embrace so large a sphere?" (Washington, 2008). He urges the country to allow experience to answer this question and ignore speculation,
giving the new nation a "fair and full experiment" and to distrust the patriotism of those who endeavor to weak the countrys unity (Washington, 2008). He goes on to
argue that the key factor binding the country together is its government, saying, "To the efficacy and permanency of your Union, a government for the whole is indispensable" (Washington, 2008).
Any sort of alliance between the various states would not provide an adequate substitute for the federal government. He describes and praises the government established by the Constitution and stresses
that, while the people have the right to alter "their constitutions of government," while the Constitution exists, "till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is
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