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Washington's Farewell Address: The Proclamation of Jackson Against Nullification, and the Declaration of Independence

Book by George Washington · 4 quotes · Farewell Address, Foreign Policy, Government

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Washington's Farewell Address: The Proclamation of Jackson Against Nullification, and the Declaration of Independence Quotes

“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.”

“The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of this position.”