Great Speeches: George Washington's Farewell Address
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- George Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by the first American President, George Washington, to "The People of the United States". Washington wrote the letter near the end of his second term as President, before his retirement to his home Mount Vernon. The work was later named a "Farewell Address," as it was Washington's valedictory after 20 years of service to the new nation. It is a classic statement of republicanism, warning Americans of the political dangers they can and must avoid if they are to remain true to their values.
George Washington's Farewell Address was published in 1796 and is in the public domain. This audio was recorded by LearnOutLoud.com and is narrated by Paul Sunderland. Copyright © 2006 LearnOutLoud, Inc. Any reproduction or illegal distribution of the content in any form will result in immediate action against the person concerned.
George Washington's Farewell Address. This is part of our audio book Great Speeches in History. Download this audio book on MP3 for free on LearnOutLoud.com: www.learnoutlo...
The man must be rolling in his grave right now. He had foreseen all of what's going on right now due to extreme partisan. Country before party people and country before ideology.
Because those who are very intelligent have taken our morals and turned them against us with sly propaganda.
And now he's a hate symbol to the left.
@@StevenRotelli Left or right, it doesn't matter, Steven. Who is responsible for the damages done our society matters little compared to the those of us who choose to do something to fix the damage.
Each of us should first get an education from all sources, not just the ones that are filtered through "state approved" educational institutions.
Second, we should do what we can to educate the ones who lag behind.
Perhaps you can do the same.
He warned us not the form political parties because it would divide the country! We did anyways, and look what happened! We should have
listened to him.
@@Redmow51 "Intelligent"
1. Don't start political parties
2. Don't let the executive or judiciary make laws
3. Don't let Congress pass unconstitutional laws
4. Don't go into debt
5. Don't create a standing army
6. Don't create a central bank
7. Don't join permanent foreign trade and military alliances
8. Don't lie
9. Establish classical education
10. Stress the importance of religious morality
Thank you for the cleft notes!!!
He could have been king, but he made himself human :)
Vince McMahon Beautiful😭
True my friend to true. He could have been remembered as perfect he made us remember him as flawed
He decided to own a lot of slaves, he didn't have to
@Edlyn it wasn’t that he lived in the south. Mount Vernon is in Virginia. He wanted to free all his slaves, but when he couldn’t raise the money he needed to free all of them, and he didn’t want to just free some of them because they would then be separated. And his family wouldn’t let them be emancipated for free.
He walked away from power 🙏🏾❤️✝️
It’s unbelievable what Hamilton & Washington did with this speech. Literally predicting everything that this country would go thru
They’ve seen it all in their lifetime. Human nature and greed will never go away.
Hamilton was a Federalist. How was he against a tyrannical gov when he didn't even want to ratify the bill of rights that protects peoples rights?
Hamilton wrote most of Washington's works as he was unsure of himself intellectually as Hamilton went to Harvard... Washington went to war. He was always insecure about his writing even when it was brilliant...
@@mrwayne5158Hamilton was a political realists. While the anti federalists wanted a weak and ineffective union, Hamilton dreamed of a strong American nation. To achieve that dream, a strong government was necessary. Seriously, the anti federalists were delusional. They believed world peace could be achieved through free trade and all countries becoming republics. They must not have heard of Carthage, Rome, Venice, Florence, etc.
@williamcrawford7621
They believed that we could rise above what the past could not. They dared to dream of a country and a world that under a constitution, a republic of educated God fearing and honorable people could change the world. I for one still believe that we are capable of this. But now, as then their is much work to be done before this can happen.
Say what you will about President Washington's faults and flaws, such a dignified and humble speech is desperately needed in this day and age.
His “flaws” are few and far in between
"Honesty is the best policy". Have we forgotten this...
Yes
Honesty kills.
yup :/
We have forgotten to much of his wishes. If he were to be resurrected somehow and come to modern America, he would be extremely disappointed. He'd probably say "I told you so"
Washington's farewell address remains one of the most beautifully written speeches in the English language. All of us, as Americans, would do well to listen to it.
Washington foresaw, as well as anyone, the problems of corruption and partisanship that could emerge over time. And sadly they have.
99% of Americans would not understand one word
If Americans had only listened to his advice about "parties". Magna Carta also warned of "gangs" and yet, here we are fooled over and over again.
It is certainly a constant battle. We always have to be vigilant I am afraid.
George Washington’s going home~~
Teach them how to say goodbye...
One last timeee~
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Juan J. Dueñas || Thank you
@@JuanJDuenas thanks man
Man, I'm good.
😂😂😂
Thanks, George.
This is NOT the complete address...please let all be aware that there are parts missing from this reading.
Here's a large portion that was cut out of the end portion:
"How far in the discharge of my official duties I have been guided by the principles which have been delineated, the public records and other evidences of my conduct must witness to you and to the world. To myself, the assurance of my own conscience is, that I have at least believed myself to be guided by them.
In relation to the still subsisting war in Europe, my proclamation of the twenty-second of April, I793, is the index of my plan. Sanctioned by your approving voice, and by that of your representatives in both houses of Congress, the spirit of that measure has continually governed me, uninfluenced by any attempts to deter or divert me from it.
After deliberate examination, with the aid of the best lights I could obtain, I was well satisfied that our country, under all the circumstances of the case, had a right to take, and was bound in duty and interest to take, a neutral position. Having taken it, I determined, as far as should depend upon me, to maintain it, with moderation, perseverance, and firmness.
The considerations which respect the right to hold this conduct, it is not necessary on this occasion to detail. I will only observe that, according to my understanding of the matter, that right, so far from being denied by any of the belligerent powers, has been virtually admitted by all.
The duty of holding a neutral conduct may be inferred, without anything more, from the obligation which justice and humanity impose on every nation, in cases in which it is free to act, to maintain inviolate the relations of peace and amity towards other nations.
The inducements of interest for observing that conduct will best be referred to your own reflections and experience. With me a predominant motive has been to endeavor to gain time to our country to settle and mature its yet recent institutions, and to progress without interruption to that degree of strength and consistency which is necessary to give it, humanly speaking, the command of its own fortunes."
- George Washington
I flagged it as Harmful Acts.
Don't be ridiculous! There is nothing "harmful" about failing to read the entire speech. People just need to be aware what it is that they are watching. The freedom of speech includes the right to only quote the parts of a speech that an author finds relevant to their message.
@@Kraylos Why leave it out? You talk about "relevance"? Who is to determine relevance? You are condoning censorship... let the people decide what is "relevant"? You're right, I just won't share this version with friends and loved ones... so they wasted their time and energies. If they truly wanted to be "relevant," they should've provided the entire historically accurate speech.
It good enough to get them reellig for starters u know people are sluggish at the starting point of a Life giving leadership speach!!! 🇺🇸
Thomas Sowell elaborates on the concepts here of human nature’s deference to parties and credulity towards their cunning devices. His work is so fundamentally imbued with the spirit of the founding fathers. He is a national treasure.
Which of his books is this?
Thomas Sowell is a right-wing propagandist hack...
His work is the antithesis of our Founders' ideals.
@@tomace4898 You my dear sir are a “jackass” with all due respect.
Someone needs to revive this man back from the dead so he can fix America.
@Ponian TH-cam it is easy to say that in this day and age. He lived within a different era, and although it shouldn't be celebrated, I don't think it should be criticized either. Clearly we as a people have learned from the mistakes of our forefathers, and though there is much work needed still when discussing race, we are generally moving in the right direction.
We've listened to NOTHING he warned us about.
God bless Washington and God bless America and in God we trust. Amen.🗡️✝️⚖️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Well we see him on every dollar bill thanks George for giving us freedom from tyranny and oppression and leading us through horrible tribulation onto a path of liberty and justice for all🇺🇸💖🇺🇸
Thank you President Washington and all the brave Patriots that fought for our country. We are the recipients of this great country and we need to preserve the Constitution as the forefathers intended.
Well, most of it. We do need to get rid of electoral college, we need a stronger bill of rights for voting and STONGER,more cogent way to alleviate the dangers of a despot like Trump. The constitution depends too much on the good will of men. I believe we can make it better, after all slavery was abolished, and all citizens finally won the right to vote. We can do this. We can make it a more perfect union as long as we get rid of the fascism embued in our consciousness
Beautifully said. And so true.
It's truly saddening how far we've strayed from what this country was intended to be. Not just in beliefs but in our policies foreign and domestic
In the tradition of Cincinnatus, he did not seek power for himself but held to his principles and faith that the new country was something special and unique in the history of mankind.
He was The very Best president ever And thats The Truth of The matter of.
Not the easiest to follow…wow, interesting how people spoke back then.
For those searching for the One Last Time part
-> --34:05--
thank you!
I feel like you knew exactly what i was looking for.
Like the scripture says...
An address such as this would have been delivered to the people through public readings by those who were skilled at presenting the text in an understandable and palatable manner. It is unlikely any of those readers would have dared to skip over portions or words of the text, for it would surely be discovered, as many of those skilled listeners would have heard the same address from multiple sources; they would have been appalled at the infraction, and discredited the culprit.
Thanks for this reflection Jerry
Teach them how to say goodbye
The narrator sucks. He sounds like he has a mouthful of marbles and is constantly out a breath. I can't understand a single word he says.
How come the people aren't told about this?
At my high school there were two levels of classes, and the upper level was taught about this but only by election of the teacher, some of the upper level classes didn’t go over it and the lower level was still teaching basic civics
wow this is amazing to here a speech that was given over 200 years ago
Long live this great nation!
What Time Traveler gave him that speech about our time and Nation.
History is just repeating. The Founding Fathers were scholars of history, past governments, and human nature. It's all very determinate in the direction of corruption. In its final form, corruption enters as pandering good will and then as caustic self-righteousness which demands capitulation of individual liberty.
The main reason it is happening now is because of the disintegration of real education. And by education I don't just mean learning information, I mean learning discipline in virtue. Selfish and entitled people are easily enslaved. Virtuous and disciplined and religious people are not.
@Ruben Hernandez I haven't - but what I'm saying is easily known from many sources - de Tocqueville being the primary one in my mind.
I believe that the average IQ was higher in the past .
Farewell Everyone :)
Wait. Don't go.
Nice
Our Founding Fathers gave us a Social government.. For the first time,all citizens had property rights... For the first time the collective,government could own and run property.. The "People" were allowed to have Public Squares..Free Association..Free Speech .Commons where the people could congregate,and speak.. E Pluribus Unum...From many ONE..
OK,, I'm certain now these men were more intelligent and wise than any politician, university professor or philosopher we have today! Wow,, have we degressed! Must be the food or water has made us dumber!
The continuous degradation of language, critical thought, and public decorum is indeed apparent. To scapegoat these offenses upon the first easy suggestion without engaging in reconsideration, or even to point the fingers of blame without shouldering a share of the responsibility leads to naught but permitting the tragedy to continue with only a momentary shudder.
The politicians, educators, philosophers and professionals of our nation, in accordance with the government for the people and by the people as established by our national founders, are raised with the same social expectations as any other individual.
We, the people of this great union, have opposed those who would train us in the rules of expounding our points concisely and effectively. We call them "grammar nazis" and maintain that simply communicating the hashtag our unfounded and emotional opinion suffices.
"If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make the change."
- Michael Jackson
This video skips 7 paragraphs, tons of sentences, and there are many words missing or changed/typo'd throughout. It really helped me to get through this dense address but I had to pause at times to read the missing parts.
Yeah me too. Glad someone pointed it out. Still extremely helpful though. Almost better that way, kept me on my toes😄
by the time we reach the fullness of life , we have learned some thing or two about human nature. But it is as if this was written today. The Bribery of Supreme Court Justices was never concidered possible . given the republican minority having tryed just about every other way to capture the regulitory agencys restricting their corpetate freedoms to prosper . the legeslature and executive branches were not accessable but seting up a back ground society secretly over the years they have suceeded in captureing 1 of the 3 Branches of this government. the republican Factions are keeping the congress disfunctional.
making it easier for this distopian nightmear to become our reality.please Liberty and the love of Republic and Democratic governance is my hope for 2024and beyond.
thank you 🎉
A common country. All he ever wanted was for us to be United and stay united. A government for the whole is indispensable.
Mass immigration is balkanizing the west.
Every news channel should play this throughout the whole country.
They are very against us saying these things.
Those advice are still relevant today. Debt, unprincipled men, foreign alliances, immortality,
Just as true today as then and maybe even more needed
Good.
He was a good man
This guy sounds like Richard Nixon. Imagine that. Richard Nixon reading George Washington's farewell address.
Listen to this man get everything exactly right.
Called it...
we need to follow washingtons ideal!!!!
These aged like wine.
The quality of the English language spoken back then was superior to the way the English language is used today. Somehow, we've let the language degrade into what even today's most sophisticated usage would become an abomination compared to how it was spoken during George Washington's time.
Even President Lincoln, a lawyer held in the highest regard and who became famous for stating: " a lawyer's time is his stock in trade" came close, but not quite as well spoken when compared to President Washington in the way our English language is compared to Washington in his Farewell Address. IMHO
Well then start writing your way and rebel against the current language.
The writings of Sir Winston Churchill are of this caliber. His speeches were slightly simplified and crafted for the general public and Parliament . Washington' uses the English languages in the most melodious and powerful way. This is timely, given our current state of affairs.
Yes. So now we divulge into problems of communication! Perfect.
The mic drop to end all mic drops.
Make good example to service to all government and private servicesector
We would have been better off if we listened to Washington. This speech should be taught in every public school. The teacher might have to help the students with some of the language.
This speech was vitally important to study ! So much to learn from this GREAT MAN … Wish the reading of this speech was done at a slower pace in order to fully gather the information & meaning Washington left to all future generations!
In 4th paragraph this is missing: "....no longer renders the pursuit of inclination incompatible with the sentiment of duty or propriety,....."
The whole 5th paragraph is absent:
"The impressions with which I first undertook the arduous trust were explained on the proper occasion. In the discharge of this trust, I will only say that I have, with good intentions, contributed towards the organization and administration of the government the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious in the outset of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience in my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, has strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself; and every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome. Satisfied that if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have the consolation to believe that, while choice and prudence invite me to quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it."
the man american ThankYou Sir 🇺🇸
Im sorry...can you repeat that??
Como carajo terminé aqui?
I'd like to correct my comment on Washington's first of the Union speech this was his farewell address actually Washington was offered a deal to become King ruler of the newly formed States, he declined thanks George what a man 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
Dont forget, Washington spoke like a British
I thought he spoke like a backwards Appalachian red neck. Damn.
@@jpflock1078 lol
How immensely relevant to the impeachment. "artful minority" "another power" etc. etc. etc. God Bless Goerge Washington
"If he does this he will become the greatest man of the age." King George the third on Washington
The misrepresentation is the foreigners to speak on the behalf of, or issue what is the legal right for the born free of the United States citizens.
who else is listening to this because your class forced you to read this, but you don't want to read it, so you decided to just listen to it?
Mitch McConnell's speaking this. The irony.
27:22 Very relevant today with regard to US relationship with Israel “…a passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils". ... "foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government"
What does that have to do with Israel? Israel is a partner, not an influencer
@@starter47990 No, you're wrong, Israel is exactly the sort of foreign entanglement Washington warned about. If you actually listen to the words at the timestamp I've referenced, you will hear an accurate description of the relationship that currently exists between the US and Israel. Additionally, it makes special mention of your ilk at 28:10
@@JohmScriv I'm just a regular guy. Explain the reason for the hate? Been hearing this my entire life.Do you even know why you have this inside you?
@@vichedges8858 I've got no idea what you're talking about but whatever your problem is, it has nothing to do with me, so go bug someone else.
Fuck off with your veiled anti-Semitic BS, for the record Washington was positively disposed to Jewish people as seen in his letter to Truro Synagogue
this is incomplete
What a vocabulary !
He was right. The people should run the government, not the government running the people. America has fallen and there is not a single thing you can do to save it.
if physical echo in play mark it fit of wrath it fades cold water bombs
cool
I’m reciting this fully for school
wtf
Based
Every iteration of a new form of government, has always benefited those heading the government. The only exception, is George Washington and the early Founders.
THANK YOU
If only we listened.
Modern vox populi would not understand a word LOL hahahahahaha
One last time~~
no
shut up
Ok
Goated president
Why am i crying because GW is dead??? That is wierd
31:13
pragmatics = perceptional responses airagonians govern magic;
You can be certain. He wrote his own speeches.
It's supposed to principle over party, but I guess we're ok with the decline of our country
Nothing better than George Washington read by Leonard Nemoy lmao EDIT: actually 10 minutes in I'm thinking maybe it's Sean Connery lmao
haunted by kills i didn't resurgent
who else doing a project in English rn and choose this speech to analyze
Dang he was describing Trump 230 years early.
He was describing every president after him which identified themselves with a political party. Not just him.
@@BanHaterZ Exactly
I'm sure you like Joe Biden and the Democrat Socialist government that's running America today of socialist economic failure that comes with it of high inflation lowering middle class. Joe Biden is a incompetent president that AOC and the far-left Democrats tell him what to do.... he does not take any questions or answers to the Press like Trump did they believe in big government control over the people you get what you vote for because when you vote for Democrat in today's time you're not voting America first your voting American last
He was describing the 2 party duopoly we currently have as well. Crazy most of what he described has come to fruition.
YES, he was. Trump, the ANTITHESIS OF WHAT AMERICA IS SUPPOSE TO BE. GW is turning in his grave.
I agree poor President Washington is rolling in his grave. Sir, this country has disrespected you. I'm sorry.
Show em how to say goodbye
Well damn, our bad
Yeah so Eat the rich
weapons to none ivy
you said speak up now no sir or ma'am that is my word
anger
premonition
Can you turn up the volume on your end plz 👍🏽
what you do has an affect in my life always.
The God Is In Trust.
We, as Americans, need to get out of this "special relationship" with the UK, and we need to get out of NATO and close ties with Europe. And, so help me, we need to stop getting closer to Russia!!!
Kennedy was hoping to do that. He got killed for it
anger = please hast on me = leg or thigh
hello
28:08
27:22
28:39
14:45
I cant even hear it, could you maybe increas the volume, my volum is at 100
Dff squad???