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Washington's Farewell Address: on knowledge

Author: George Washington Year: 1796 Length: 240 characters Difficulty: medium Public domain

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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.

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Washington never spoke this address aloud. It appeared in a Philadelphia newspaper, the American Daily Advertiser, on 19 September 1796, telling the country he would not seek a third term. Alexander Hamilton helped him shape the final wording from an earlier draft by James Madison. The Senate has marked Washington's birthday with a reading of the address every year since 1896.

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Washington never spoke this address aloud. It appeared in a Philadelphia newspaper, the American Daily Advertiser, on 19 September 1796, telling the country he would not seek a third term. Alexander Hamilton helped him shape the final wording from an earlier draft by James Madison. The Senate has marked Washington's birthday with a reading of the address every year since 1896.

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Two sentences broken up by commas around inserted phrases, which trains pauses without losing the flow of the line.

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