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"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
Declaration of Independence; it ended with somber warnings from
Washington, the nation’s first president.
After chairing the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and serving eight
years as president, Washington announced in a newspaper essay that he would not
seek another term and would return to his home in Mount Vernon. The essay was
later known as the “Farewell Address.”
Washington began his essay by observing that “choice and prudence invite me to
quit the political scene” while “patriotism does not forbid it.” The new nation
would be fine without his continued service.
But Washington’s confidence in the general health of the union was tempered by
his worries about dangers that lay ahead – worries that seem startlingly
contemporary and relevant 229 years later."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
