"...and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty."
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A few excerpts from George Washington's farewell address in 1796 are as though he wrote them specifically for us: "The disorders and miseries which result gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual..."
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"As avenues to foreign influence in innumerable ways...How many opportunities do they afford to tamper with domestic factions, to practice the arts of seduction, to mislead public opinion, to influence or awe the public councils."
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"Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government."
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I teach 8th grade US History - Washington’s Farewell address is a significant part of my curriculum.
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My 8th grade daughter has to write a 5 page essay discussing whether or not we are following Washington's advice.
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Thank Alexander Hamilton
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#AlexanderHamilton mostly wrote this speech for President Washington.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I saw the woman on
@SHO_TheCircus who said if we have a dictator, she's glad it's Trump. Full stop on USA having a dictator no matter who it is.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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50% of Americans couldn’t understand that passage and trump has no idea what most of those words mean or how to pronounce them. How we have fallen.
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These are issues that turn up in the political philosophy of the ancient Greeks, too.
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