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Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States of America: Published in September, 1796

Book by George Washington · 2 quotes · Farewell Address, Morality, Nations

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Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States of America: Published in September, 1796 Quotes

“All combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency. They serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation the will of a party, often a small but artful and enterprising minority of the community.”