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Washington's Farewell Address on Party Spirit

Study guide to George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address and its warning about the spirit of party: what the Address was and who wrote it, what he actually said (including the sentence people leave out), the warning about parties built on geography, why the Constitution did not plan for parties, whether Washington's own administration was above party, and what happened to the warning. Every claim is tagged Settled, Disputed or Popular myth with a source line.

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