George Washington did more than 200 years ago ... in this country with a more direct and acerbic assessment of political parties. Washington, whose birthday we celebrate in February, was terrified ...

George Washington specifically warned against “the baneful effects of the spirit of party” in his farewell address in 1796. Yet no sooner did Washington retire from office than political ...

We must not put more unfit people in power just because of the party they affiliate themselves with. To ensure a better ...

George Washington was the ... still relevant today for its call for political unity among Americans. Washington sided with Alexander Hamilton in the debate on how to fund a nation by imposing taxes ...

George Washington was coming to the end of his second presidential term and had already decided he would not run for a third term. On Sept. 19, 1796, he released his now famous farewell address. He ...